SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:50 P.M. ON 26 JULY 2017

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS
NAMED NESAT.
 
AT 1 P.M., NESAT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 65
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.0
DEGREES NORTH, 128.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN
NORTH PACIFIC TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE
6. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:57 HKT ON 26.07.2017