PRESS WEATHER NO. 120 - 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 18 JULY 2018

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 9 A.M., TROPICAL STORM SON-TINH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 18.8 DEGREES NORTH, 109.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS HAINAN ISLAND AND BEIBU WAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 AT
FIRST.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 AT
FIRST.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH 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 EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 2000 METRES IN SHOWERS

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:31 HKT ON 18.07.2018