PRESS WEATHER NO. 212 - 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 3 JULY 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 7 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION MUN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 19.2 DEGREES NORTH, 107.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
CROSSING BEIBU WAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. SCATTERED
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 03.07.2019