PRESS WEATHER NO. 102 - 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 12:30 P.M. ON 1 JULY 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE THUNDERY SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
GRADUALLY OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO FORCE 7, BECOMING
SOUTHERLY WINDS UP TO FORCE 7 LATER. SCATTERED HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 5

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 01.07.2019