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 24 SEPTEMBER
2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM NORU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 16.8 DEGREES NORTH, 129.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 9
IN WEST LATER. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 6

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST FORCE 3.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND EAST FORCE 4.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 1.5 METRES 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 28 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.3 METRES
AT 7:55 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.8 METRE
AT 3:01 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 24.09.2022