SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.M. ON 5 DECEMBER 2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL REACH THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES, VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS
AT FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 05.12.2023