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PRESS WEATHER NO. 132 - 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 20 JULY 2018



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.



WEATHER SITUATION:

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.



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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FORCE 4 TO 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7. ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5



MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:32 HKT ON 20.07.2018

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