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 23 DECEMBER
2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 38 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH FORCE 5 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 6.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 1.0 METRE TO 1.5
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 21 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.6 METRES
AT 6:58 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.2 METRES
AT 11:30 A.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 23.12.2023