PRESS WEATHER NO. 155 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:30 P.M. ON 30 JUNE 2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AT 7 P.M., TROPICAL STORM PRAPIROON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 21.5 DEGREES NORTH, 129.0 DEGREES EAST. . IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. ISOLATED
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 31 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 30.06.2018