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PRESS WEATHER NO. 114 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:15 P.M. ON 17 JANUARY 2018



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.



WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 4, FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
SOME HAZE, A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6 TO 7.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 2



MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:17 HKT ON 17.01.2018

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