PRESS WEATHER NO. 034 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 MARCH 2022

WARNINGS:

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

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, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO
FORCE 7 IN EAST. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 880 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 4800 METRES IN MIST

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 400 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND WEST FORCE 2.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 1.0 METRE TO 2.0
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 0.5 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 19 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.7 METRES
AT 11:44 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.8 METRE
AT 4:50 P.M. TODAY.

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 5 A.M. ON 5 MARCH
2022 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 6:30 A.M.)
 
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    180 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   920 METRES
MA WAN                              180 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  1800 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        100 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 05.03.2022