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PRESS WEATHER NO. 168 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 18 JULY 2018



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.



WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.



AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM SON-TINH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED NEAR 18.6 DEGREES NORTH, 108.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS BEIBU WAN AND TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.
BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES IS INTENSIFYING. A TROPICAL CYCLONE APPEARS TO
BE FORMING.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
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.
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 3 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 6



MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 18.07.2018

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