PRESS WEATHER NO. 032 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 20.04.2019
(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 20 APRIL 2019
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THUNDERY SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY
RELATIVELY LOW.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED 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 NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 3800 METRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 1
IN MIST
DONGSHA WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN DRIZZLE
XISHA WIND SOUTH FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 20 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 FORCE 3.
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4.
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 1.0 METRE TO 1.5
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 2.1 METRES
AT 9:56 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.5 METRE
AT 3:56 P.M. TODAY.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 20.04.2019