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PRESS WEATHER NO. 198 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 8:55 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:


AT 9 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 17.8 DEGREES NORTH, 112.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND TO BEIBU WAN.


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.
OCCASIONAL 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 12 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 7



MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES IN RAIN


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:55 HKT ON 31.07.2020

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