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 6:45 P.M. ON 7 AUGUST 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

TYPHOON LEKIMA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
 
AT 7 P.M., LEKIMA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 155
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.4
DEGREES NORTH, 127.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TOMORROW.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME HAZE TOMORROW.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 6 TOMORROW.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST
FORCE 4 TO 5 TOMORROW.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST
FORCE 4 TO 5 TOMORROW.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING WEST TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6 LATER. ISOLATED SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:49 HKT ON 07.08.2019