PRESS WEATHER NO. 108 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:15 P.M. ON 8 MARCH 2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
FOG PATCHES. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING SOUTH FORCE 4 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING FORCE 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 6. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 210 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 2800 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 3 P.M. ON 8 MARCH
2020 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 4:15 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         1800 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    7 KILOMETRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   9 KILOMETRES
MA WAN                              9 KILOMETRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  1800 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:15 HKT ON 08.03.2020