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 20 DECEMBER
2020

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE WINTER MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AT 5 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR THE SOUTHERN PART
OF THE PHILIPPINES WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 10.4
DEGREES NORTH, 117.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 6

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 8 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 4000 METRES IN RAIN

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH FORCE 5.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE DURING
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 1 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 19 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.1 METRES
AT 12:44 A.M. TOMORROW AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.7
METRE AT 7:56 A.M. TODAY.
THOSE WHO ARE AT SEA ARE REMINDED THAT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNINGS FOR SHIPPING ARE BEING ISSUED AND A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION EXISTS NEAR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
PHILIPPINES. THEY ARE ADVISED TO LISTEN TO THE RADIOS FOR
WEATHER INFORMATION.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 20.12.2020