PRESS WEATHER NO. 078 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 30.08.2019
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 30 AUGUST 2019
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG
KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.
AT 9 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION PODUL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 17.4 DEGREES NORTH, 105.4 DEGREES EAST, IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS INDO-CHINA AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 7
LATER. SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 3700 METRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND SOUTH FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTH FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 30.08.2019