PRESS WEATHER NO. 040 - 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 5:45 A.M. ON 6 MAY 2018

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS TODAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY
IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2500 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 1800 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 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-NORTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND SOUTH FORCE 3.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE TO 1.5
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 1.0 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 25 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.0 METRES
AT 12:11 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.7 METRE
AT 8:20 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:46 HKT ON 06.05.2018