PRESS WEATHER NO. 130 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 17.01.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 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, BECOMING FORCE 5 TO 6.
SOME HAZE, A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
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.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
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 NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 17.01.2018