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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD BAND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL

WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 LATER.

SOME RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5.

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 LATER.

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST

FORCE 4 LATER.

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4.

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 24 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4.

SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

VISIBILITY 3300 METRES

SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1

VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA WIND EAST FORCE 2

VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 6

VISIBILITY 2000 METRES IN THUNDERSTORMS

XISHA WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

WAGLAN ISLAND:

WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 5.

VISIBILITY 4600 METRES.

KAI TAK:

WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 5.

STAR FERRY KOWLOON:

WIND EAST FORCE 3 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 6.

GREEN ISLAND:

WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5.

CHEUNG CHAU:

WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 5.

SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 2 METRES TO 3

METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

SWELL OF UP TO 2 METRES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE

NORTHEAST MONSOON.

THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS.

THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.5 METRES

AT 11:13 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.3 METRE

AT 6:32 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 08.05.2004