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 1:10 P.M. ON 1 AUGUST 2020

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 1 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR HAINAN ISLAND WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 18.1 DEGREES NORTH, 109.8
DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING THE VICINITY OF
THE SOUTHERN PART OF HAINAN ISLAND TOWARDS BEIBU WAN.
 
MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE LUZON
STRAIT IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

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 SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7 AT
FIRST. HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 2800 METRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 3600 METRES IN MIST

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:11 HKT ON 01.08.2020