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 19 APRIL 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER
TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RATHER LOW
VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 1300 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 3000 METRES IN DRIZZLE

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 5.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 1.5 METRES TO
2.0 METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 0.5 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 23 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.0 METRES
AT 9:25 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.6 METRE
AT 3:09 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 19.04.2019