PRESS WEATHER NO. 142 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 22 JULY 2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER BEIBU WAN WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.3 DEGREES NORTH, 108.3
DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST SLOWLY AND
LINGER OVER THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN AND THE COAST OF
WESTERN HAINAN ISLAND.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST OF TAIWAN
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 22.6 DEGREES NORTH,
123.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST
AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS 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 WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 37 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 1400 METRES IN SHOWERS

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:33 HKT ON 22.07.2018