PRESS WEATHER NO. 117 - 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 4:30 P.M. ON 5 JANUARY 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF CENTRAL CHINA IS RISING.
A WEAK REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS TOMORROW.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
5 TO 6 LATER.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN AND MIST PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 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 CALM

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 3300 METRES IN HAZE

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 4 P.M. ON 5
JANUARY 2019 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 5:30
P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    2700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   2700 METRES
MA WAN                              2700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       4600 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  2700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  3700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        2700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        2700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:37 HKT ON 05.01.2019