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 1 OCTOBER 2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO AND
SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   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 WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND WEST FORCE 1.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE LESS THAN 0.5 METRE
DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 29 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.2 METRES
AT 10:44 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.0 METRE
AT 4:13 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 01.10.2023