PRESS WEATHER NO. 140 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:31 HKT ON 01.07.2019
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 1 JULY 2019
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING GRADUALLY OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. BESIDES, THE AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON IS BRINGING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO FORCE 7, BECOMING
SOUTHERLY WINDS UP TO FORCE 7 LATER. SCATTERED HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6
SHANTOU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 6
MACAU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND WEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:31 HKT ON 01.07.2019