PRESS WEATHER NO. 164 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 06.02.2024
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 6 FEBRUARY
2024
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. 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 ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
6 LATER.
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 AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP
TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH 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 NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 130 METRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
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 11 P.M. ON 6
FEBRUARY 2024 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
0:30 A.M.)
KOWLOON BAY 3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 7 KILOMETRES
MA WAN 7 KILOMETRES
TATHONG POINT 1800 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 4600 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 5000 METRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 06.02.2024