SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 12 MAY 2024

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS GENERALLY. BESIDES, THE AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY
SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG LATER
TODAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS,
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP
TO FORCE 7 LATER.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 IN EAST.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 4700 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND CALM.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND SOUTH FORCE 1.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE DURING
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 26 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.3 METRES
AT 11:38 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.5 METRE
AT 7:21 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 12.05.2024