SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 1 JULY 2022

WARNINGS:

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO. STORM FORCE WINDS
IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG. GALE FORCE WINDS IN HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHABA WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 19.1 DEGREES NORTH, 112.9 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST
OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 9.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

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

SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 12 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 7

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 900 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 01.07.2022