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 21 JANUARY 2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 40 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH FORCE 4.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE DURING
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 21 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.2 METRES
AT 6:28 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.7 METRE
AT 2:06 A.M. TOMORROW.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 21.01.2024