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PRESS WEATHER NO. 119 - 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 2:35 P.M. ON 22 JULY 2018



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.



WEATHER SITUATION:


AT NOON, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER BEIBU WAN WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.2 DEGREES NORTH, 107.9
DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST SLOWLY AND LINGER
OVER THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN AND THE COAST OF WESTERN
HAINAN ISLAND.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER LUZON STRAIT WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.7 DEGREES NORTH, 123.5
DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT
ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF
TAIWAN.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 39 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 5



MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:35 HKT ON 22.07.2018

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