PRESS WEATHER NO. 032 - 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 4 DECEMBER 2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS TODAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING FORCE 8 IN
EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND WEST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH FORCE 3.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE LESS THAN 0.5 METRE
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 23 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.8 METRES
AT 6:42 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.1 METRES
AT 12:14 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 04.12.2022