PRESS WEATHER NO. 074 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:30 A.M. ON 5 JUNE 2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 9 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR
17.3 DEGREES NORTH, 111.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 31 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 5

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:30 HKT ON 05.06.2018