PRESS WEATHER NO. 130 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 2 FEBRUARY 2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 LATER. FOG PATCHES.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 380 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7:30 P.M. ON 2
FEBRUARY 2024 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
8:45 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         2700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   7 KILOMETRES
MA WAN                              7 KILOMETRES
TATHONG POINT                       1800 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  7 KILOMETRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  5000 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        7 KILOMETRES
URMSTON ROAD                        9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:47 HKT ON 02.02.2024