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Department of Meteorology warns of poor horizontal visibility strong wind, high sea
Inshore weather until 6:00 pm on Thursday will be misty to foggy at places at first, and partly cloudy with a chance of light rain, cold by night, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of expected poor horizontal visibility at places at first.
Offshore, the weather will beآ hazy at first, and partly cloudy with a chance of scattered rain, the report added, warning of expected strong wind and high sea during the night.
Wind inshore will beآ southeasterlyآ to southwesterly at a speed of 5 - 15 KT, shifting to northwesterly at a speed of 5 - 15 KT, gusting to 20 KT during the afternoon.
Offshore, it will be southeasterlyآ to southwesterly at a speed of 5 - 15 KT, shifting to northwesterly at a speed of 8 - 18 KT, gusting to 24 KT during the night.
Sea state inshore will be 1 - 3 ft, rising to 5 ft during the night.
Offshore will be 2 - 4 ft, rising to 5/8 ft during the night.
Visibility inshore will be 4 - 9 km / 2 kmآ at places at first, while offshore will be 4 - 9 km.