PRESS WEATHER NO. 081 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 14.01.2023
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 14 JANUARY
2023
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TOMORROW MORNING.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6 LATER.
A FEW RAIN AND FOG PATCHES.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND CALM
SHANTOU WIND WEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT NOON ON 14
JANUARY 2023 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 1:30
P.M.)
KOWLOON BAY 7 KILOMETRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 9 KILOMETRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 6 KILOMETRES
MA WAN 7 KILOMETRES
TATHONG POINT 370 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 9 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 14.01.2023