South China Coastal Waters

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 A.M. ON 12 MAY 2008

WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SOME HAZE.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 IN EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND   WIND EAST FORCE 4
                VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU         WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
                VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA         WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
                VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU    WIND EAST FORCE 5

MACAU           WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
                VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA           WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
                VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES IN THUNDERSTORMS