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 26 FEBRUARY
2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 9.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH FORCE 4.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH FORCE 4.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 1.0 METRE TO 2.0
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 1.5 METRES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 19 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.9 METRES
AT 2:00 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.0 METRE
AT 8:07 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 26.02.2023