PRESS WEATHER NO. 060 - 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 1 FEBRUARY 2024

WARNINGS:

FOG IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A HUMID EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES, FOGGY.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 3 TO 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
FOG PATCHES.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6. FOG
PATCHES.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 150 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 400 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 9:30 A.M. ON 1
FEBRUARY 2024 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER
10:45 A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   5000 METRES
MA WAN                              3700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       920 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  4600 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  4600 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        5000 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        5000 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 01.02.2024