SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 13 FEBRUARY
2020

WARNINGS:

FOG IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH
OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE UNSETTLED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER. SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 1400 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 1900 METRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 200 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 13
FEBRUARY 2020 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
10:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    1400 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   1800 METRES
MA WAN                              1800 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       2700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        180 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 13.02.2020