PRESS WEATHER NO. 099 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 31 DECEMBER
2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 7.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

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 CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT NOON ON 31
DECEMBER 2023 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 1
P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   4600 METRES
MA WAN                              1800 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       9 KILOMETRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  3700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        4600 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        2700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 31.12.2023