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 2 JANUARY 2022

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 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2600 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND CALM.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND CALM.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH FORCE 3.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 1.0 METRE TO 2.0
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 1.0 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 21 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.5 METRES
AT 10:24 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.3
METRES AT 1:47 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 02.01.2022