PRESS WEATHER NO. 032 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:34 HKT ON 12.03.2023
(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 12 MARCH 2023
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO AND
SHANWEI.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. BESIDES, THE COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL CHINA IS
MOVING SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
REGION TONIGHT.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS. ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES LATER.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH 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 2
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND SOUTH FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS
AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:
KAI TAK:
WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1.
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND CALM.
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH FORCE 2.
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1.
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE LESS THAN 0.5 METRE
DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 22 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 1.9 METRES
AT 12:10 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.0 METRE
AT 5:49 A.M. TODAY.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:34 HKT ON 12.03.2023