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PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SATURDAY)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 9 FEBRUARY
2018



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.



WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS.
MODERATE SEAS.



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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 2900 METRES IN RAIN



DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 09.02.2018

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