PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - 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 2 AUGUST 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM WIPHA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.4 DEGREES NORTH, 108.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGXI TO
THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. 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 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 2300 METRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 3900 METRES IN SHOWERS

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 02.08.2019