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PRESS WEATHER NO. 046 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:35 HKT ON 16.02.2024
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 6:35 A.M. ON 16 FEBRUARY
2024
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS GRADUALLY.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST FORCE 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 5. COASTAL FOG PATCHES
LATER.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:35 HKT ON 16.02.2024
Ends/Friday, February 16, 2024
Issued at HKT 6:35
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