SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.M. ON 4 MARCH 2025

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT IS MOVING ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG. THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL AFFECT THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 6.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES. FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING OCCASIONALLY FORCE
7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 6.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE
8. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 380 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7 P.M. ON 4 MARCH
2025 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 8:45 P.M.)
 
KOWLOON BAY                         3700 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR                    5000 METRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE                   5000 METRES
MA WAN                              9 KILOMETRES
TATHONG POINT                       550 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU  1800 METRES
EAST LAMMA CHANNEL                  550 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU                        3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD                        5000 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 04.03.2025