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 16 FEBRUARY
2020

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF
HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND
SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
A FEW SHOWERS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 AT
FIRST.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND WEST FORCE 3.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 6.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.1 METRE TO 1.0
METRE DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 1.0 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 19 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.9 METRES
AT 3:47 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.1 METRES
AT 8:03 A.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:32 HKT ON 16.02.2020