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PRESS WEATHER NO. 044 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 8 SEPTEMBER
2018



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.



WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.



NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. ISOLATED SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES


WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS



AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:



KAI TAK:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND WEST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE TO 1.0
METRE DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 0.5 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 27 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.5 METRES
AT 7:43 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.4 METRE
AT 2:38 P.M. TODAY.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 08.09.2018

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