SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 5 JUNE 2021

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHOI-WAN WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 23.8 DEGREES NORTH, 122.9 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 45
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FORCE 4 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND WEST FORCE 3.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE DURING
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 27 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.7 METRES
AT 6:58 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.2 METRES
AT 12:21 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 05.06.2021