PRESS WEATHER NO. 040 - 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 6 DECEMBER 2015

WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

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

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH FORCE 7 TO 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTH FORCE 7 TO 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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


LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4
                   VISIBILITY 31 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2.

STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2.

GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5.

CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH FORCE 5.

SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 1.0 METRE TO 1.5
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

SWELL OF UP TO 1.0 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 1.6 METRES
AT 6:03 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.1 METRES
AT 11:24 A.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 06.12.2015

Ends/Sunday, December 6, 2015
Issued at HKT 5:30

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