PRESS WEATHER NO. 140 - 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 1 JULY 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS DEVELOPING 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 TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST 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 HEAVY 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 EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:31 HKT ON 01.07.2019