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PRESS WEATHER NO. 068 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 11 FEBRUARY
2023



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG. FOG IN ALL AREAS.



WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES, FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
FOG PATCHES LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 AT
FIRST.
FOG PATCHES LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO FORCE 7 LATER. FOG PATCHES.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES


VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9 A.M. ON 11
FEBRUARY 2023 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
10:45 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY 5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 5000 METRES
MA WAN 5000 METRES
TATHONG POINT 920 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 5000 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL 920 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 9 KILOMETRES
URMSTON ROAD 9 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 11.02.2023

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