PRESS WEATHER NO. 038 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 23 JANUARY 2021

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE WEATHER IS MAINLY FINE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 IN EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND WEST FORCE 3.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH 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 17 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.3 METRES
AT 6:09 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.2 METRES
AT 9:30 A.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 23.01.2021