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Bulletin updated at 09:31 HKT
04/ Jul /2009

South China Coastal Waters

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

WEATHER SITUATION:
AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON CONTINUES TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS:

WAGLAN ISLAND
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU
WIND WEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA
WIND SOUTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

MACAU
WIND SOUTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

XISHA
WIND SOUTH FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

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