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 25 MAY 2024

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS. MEANWHILE, UNSETTLED WEATHER IS AFFECTING
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AT 5 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE PHILIPPINES
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 11.3 DEGREES NORTH,
125.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 6 LATER. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 1700 METRES

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE TO 1.5
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 0.5 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 25 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.3 METRES
AT 9:23 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.4 METRE
AT 5:03 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 25.05.2024