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 13 JANUARY 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
LIGHT RAIN AND MIST PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 2900 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND EAST FORCE 3.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 1.0 METRE TO 2.0
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 1.0 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 19 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.6 METRES
AT 3:46 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.8 METRE
AT 7:54 A.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 13.01.2019