PRESS WEATHER NO. 058 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 31.01.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 31 JANUARY 2018
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 8.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 46 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND NORTH FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 3900 METRES IN RAIN
XISHA WIND CALM
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 31
JANUARY 2018 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
10:30 A.M.)
KOWLOON BAY 5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 7 KILOMETRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 7 KILOMETRES
MA WAN 5000 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 14 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU 3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 9 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 31.01.2018
Ends/Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Issued at HKT 9:30
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