SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SUNDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 22 JULY 2017

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 11 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION ROKE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 21.6 DEGREES NORTH, 117.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
HAINAN ISLAND WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.9
DEGREES NORTH, 111.5 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 FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5
TO 6.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTH UP TO FORCE
7 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST 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 VARIABLE FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:31 HKT ON 22.07.2017