PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 3 FEBRUARY
2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. FOG IN HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS, 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:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING EAST FORCE 5 LATER.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHEAST FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7 IN EAST. FOG PATCHES.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 3000 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 03.02.2019