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PRESS WEATHER NO. 014 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1:55 A.M. ON 23 JULY 2018



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.



WEATHER SITUATION:


AT 2 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER HAINAN ISLAND WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 19.3 DEGREES NORTH, 109.1
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 AT 24.5 DEGREES NORTH,
123.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 20 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 TO 5.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

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


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN WEST AT FIRST. SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 45 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:59 HKT ON 23.07.2018

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