BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 22 NOVEMBER 2008 WARNINGS: STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO. WEATHER SITUATION: THE NORTHEAST MONSOON NOW AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS IS MODERATING GRADUALLY. AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS: EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5. MODERATE SEAS. NAN'AO: NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. SHANWEI: EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO: EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7 AT FIRST. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 IN EAST LATER. LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS -------------------------------------------------------- WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 SHANTOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN MIST XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES