
PRESS WEATHER NO. 174 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:30 HKT ON 22.07.2017
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 P.M. ON 22 JULY 2017
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT 5 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION ROKE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.3 DEGREES NORTH, 118.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.8
DEGREES NORTH, 112.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST SLOWLY IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF HAINAN ISLAND.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 6
TO 7 LATER.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 6
TO 7.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 6
TO 7 LATER.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7. OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:30 HKT ON 22.07.2017
Ends/Saturday, July 22, 2017
Issued at HKT 17:30
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