PRESS WEATHER NO. 102 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 18.08.2024
(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 18 AUGUST 2024
WEATHER SITUATION:
A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE
6. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND WEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 6
MACAU WIND SOUTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES IN THUNDERSTORMS
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9:30 A.M. ON 18
AUGUST 2024 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 10:45
A.M.)
VICTORIA HARBOUR 9 KILOMETRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 5000 METRES
MA WAN 9 KILOMETRES
TATHONG POINT 5000 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 9 KILOMETRES
SOUTH LANTAU 5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 9 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 18.08.2024