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PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - 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 9:25 P.M. ON 6 FEBRUARY 2024



WARNINGS:

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



WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, A REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO REACH THE REGION TOMORROW NIGHT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES, FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 230 METRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5



MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 400 METRES IN FOG



XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES


VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 P.M. ON 6
FEBRUARY 2024 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 10
P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY 4600 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 5000 METRES
MA WAN 9 KILOMETRES
TATHONG POINT 2700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 3700 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 3700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 5000 METRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:25 HKT ON 06.02.2024

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