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 14 MAY 2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 1

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND CALM.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH FORCE 3.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH FORCE 3.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 1 METRE TO 1.5
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 24 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.6 METRES
AT 6:50 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.4 METRES
AT 10:14 A.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 14.05.2023