PRESS WEATHER NO. 032 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 17 MARCH 2024

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN AND FOG PATCHES.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING EAST TO
NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 IN EAST AT
FIRST, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO
7 LATER. FOG PATCHES.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 2600 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2100 METRES IN MIST

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 1800 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE TO 1.0
METRE DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 0.5 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 21 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.1 METRES
AT 2:20 P.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.8 METRE
AT 10:55 P.M. TODAY.

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 5 A.M. ON 17
MARCH 2024 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 6:30
A.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    3700 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   1800 METRES
MA WAN                              2700 METRES
TATHONG POINT                       1800 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  5000 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        1800 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        3700 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 17.03.2024