PRESS WEATHER NO. 099 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 12 JUNE 2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR THE PHILIPPINES WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 15.9 DEGREES NORTH, 119.4
DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH FORCE 4, BECOMING EAST FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6 TO 7.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING EAST FORCE 6 TO 7
LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC WINDS OF
FORCE 9 TO 10. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 40 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 12.06.2020