PRESS WEATHER NO. 030 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 23.02.2020
(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 23 FEBRUARY
2020
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS
AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:
KAI TAK:
WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 6.
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST FORCE 4.
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 7.
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND EAST FORCE 4.
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 2.0 METRES TO
3.0 METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
SWELL OF UP TO 2.0 METRES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON.
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 17 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.5 METRES
AT 10:44 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.1
METRES AT 2:47 P.M. TODAY.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 23.02.2020