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 31.01.2019
(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 2019
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
REGION TONIGHT.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6 LATER.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES, VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME
AREAS AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7
LATER.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7
LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH FORCE 3
MACAU WIND NORTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND CALM
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 31.01.2019
Ends/Thursday, January 31, 2019
Issued at HKT 9:30
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