PRESS WEATHER NO. 030 - 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 20 AUGUST 2023

WEATHER SITUATION:

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

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE
5. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH FORCE 2

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE DURING
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 26 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.0 METRES
AT 11:25 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.8 METRE
AT 5:52 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 20.08.2023