PRESS WEATHER NO. 030 - 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 17 APRIL 2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 8 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST AT FIRST. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND EAST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND EAST 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 24 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.1 METRES
AT 10:33 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.7 METRE
AT 7:05 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 17.04.2021