PRESS WEATHER NO. 030 - 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 4 MARCH 2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO. FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES, A FEW SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
FOG PATCHES, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EASTERLY WINDS OF
FORCE 6 TO 7. FOG PATCHES.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 70 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 100 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE DURING
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 20 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.7 METRES
AT 11:24 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.8 METRE
AT 4:39 P.M. TODAY.

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 5 A.M. ON 4 MARCH
2018 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 6:30 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         4600 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   6 KILOMETRES
MA WAN                              6 KILOMETRES
TATHONG POINT                       180 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  1800 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        1800 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        3700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 04.03.2018