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 29.02.2020
(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 29 FEBRUARY
2020
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4.
MISTY AT NIGHT.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4, BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER, UP TO FORCE 7 IN
EAST. FOG PATCHES.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS
AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:
KAI TAK:
WIND VARIABLE FORCE 0.
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1.
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND VARIABLE FORCE 0.
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1.
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE 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 19 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.7 METRES
AT 12:57 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.9 METRE
AT 6:18 A.M. TODAY.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 29.02.2020
Ends/Saturday, February 29, 2020
Issued at HKT 5:30
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