PRESS WEATHER NO. 110 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 09.03.2018
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 9 MARCH 2018
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 32 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 09.03.2018