PRESS WEATHER NO. 034 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 18 FEBRUARY
2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

PRESSURE IS RISING OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. AN EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG LATER TODAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS IN THE MORNING.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2200 METRES IN MIST

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST FORCE 1.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH FORCE 1.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE DURING
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 0.5 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 18 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.7 METRES
AT 2:29 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.0 METRE
AT 7:30 A.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 18.02.2017