BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 21 NOVEMBER 2008 WARNINGS: GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO. WEATHER SITUATION: A 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, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. NAN'AO AND SHANWEI: NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO: EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7. ROUGH SEAS. OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER. LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS -------------------------------------------------------- WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST FORCE 4 SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 2 VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5 VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN MIST XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES