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 15 FEBRUARY
2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE COLD FRONT OVER INLAND GUANGDONG IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS
GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
OF GUANGDONG TONIGHT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 270 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 500 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 4 P.M. ON 15
FEBRUARY 2020 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
5:30 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         1800 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   7 KILOMETRES
MA WAN                              5000 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       1800 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  7 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        7 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 15.02.2020