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 3 FEBRUARY 2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE WINTER MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
A FEW RAIN AND MIST PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 38 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2300 METRES IN DRIZZLE

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE 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 18 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.5 METRES
AT 12:14 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.0 METRE
AT 4:12 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 03.02.2022