South China Coastal Waters

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 6 JULY 2008

WEATHER SITUATION:
THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS MOVING NORTH GRADUALLY, AND WILL
BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SHOWERS WILL BE
MORE FREQUENT LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH FORCE 4, UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND   WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
                VISIBILITY 34 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU         WIND EAST FORCE 1
                VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA         WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
                VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU    WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU           WIND SOUTH FORCE 2
                VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

XISHA           WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
                VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS



AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
 WIND EAST FORCE 2.

STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
 WIND EAST FORCE 2.

CHEUNG CHAU:
 WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4.

SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE TO 1.5
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

SWELL OF UP TO 1.0 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED.

THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 26 DEGREES
CELSIUS.

THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.4 METRES
AT 11:20 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.3 METRE
AT 6:26 P.M. TODAY.