PRESS WEATHER NO. 032 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 5 DECEMBER 2015

WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.

WEATHER SITUATION:
AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 7 LATER.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES. RAIN WILL BE MORE FREQUENT LATER.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 8
LATER.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 8 LATER.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 8.


LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6
                   VISIBILITY 4600 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 8

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3.

STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST FORCE 4.

GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 6.

CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND EAST FORCE 4.

SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 2.0 METRES TO
3.0 METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

SWELL OF UP TO 0.5 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON.

THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 23 DEGREES
CELSIUS.

THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.9 METRES
AT 6:25 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.1 METRES
AT 10:40 A.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 05.12.2015

Ends/Saturday, December 5, 2015
Issued at HKT 5:30

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