SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 17 MARCH 2024

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES, COASTAL FOG.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING EAST TO
NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 IN EAST AT
FIRST, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE
7 LATER. FOG PATCHES.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 100 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2100 METRES IN MIST

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 1300 METRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 17
MARCH 2024 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 10:45
A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         1800 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    1800 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   2700 METRES
MA WAN                              4600 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       2700 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  1800 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  1800 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        4600 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:46 HKT ON 17.03.2024