PRESS WEATHER NO. 259 - 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 25 AUGUST 2019

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 7 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION BAILU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 24.8 DEGREES NORTH, 114.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR FURTHER INLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:30 HKT ON 25.08.2019