PRESS WEATHER NO. 083 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 12:30 P.M. ON 25 JULY 2016

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS GRADUALLY. MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA, INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4, BECOMING EAST FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. SCATTERED
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 25.07.2016