PRESS WEATHER NO. 123 - 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 12 JUNE 2020

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 16.1
DEGREES NORTH, 118.5 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:

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

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-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:35 HKT ON 12.06.2020