PRESS WEATHER NO. 036 - 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 25 JANUARY 2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER, UP TO FORCE 8 IN
EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4.
 
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 DUE TO THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 18 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.6 METRES
AT 1:18 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.4 METRE
AT 6:08 A.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 25.01.2023