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PRESS WEATHER NO. 030 - 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 30 MARCH 2025



WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, 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 TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 4



XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES


WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS



AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:



KAI TAK:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH FORCE 4.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH FORCE 4.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE TO 1.5
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 1.0 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 20 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.0 METRES
AT 10:07 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.5 METRE
AT 3:51 P.M. TODAY.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 30.03.2025

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