PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 31.07.2020
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 31 JULY 2020
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO,
SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG. STRONG WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN
DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
THE MONSOON DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS STRENGTHENING GRADUALLY. A
TROPICAL CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE FORMING.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7. HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST FORCE 6
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 9
MACAU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS
XISHA WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 31.07.2020