PRESS WEATHER NO. 163 - 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 23 AUGUST 2018

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AT 7 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR TAIWAN WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 23.8 DEGREES NORTH, 120.5 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AND LINGER AROUND
TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. SCATTERED
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 23.08.2018