PRESS WEATHER NO. 032 - 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 30 NOVEMBER
2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING FORCE 5 TO 6.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND EAST-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 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 1:23 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.5 METRES
AT 4:21 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 30.11.2019