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 13 JUNE 2020

WARNINGS:

STORM FORCE WINDS IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG. GALE FORCE WINDS
IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM NURI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 19.8 DEGREES NORTH, 114.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, EDGING CLOSER TO
THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 8 TO 9 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:32 HKT ON 13.06.2020