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PRESS WEATHER NO. 236 - 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 10:10 P.M. ON 13 JUNE 2020



WARNINGS:

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



WEATHER SITUATION:


AT 10 P.M., TROPICAL STORM NURI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.5 DEGREES NORTH, 113.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
EDGING CLOSER TO THE WESTERN COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8,
BECOMING SOUTH FORCE 6 TO 7 LATER.
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.



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

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING SOUTH FORCE 5 TO 6
LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, BECOMING MODERATE TO ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
CYCLONIC FORCE 8 TO 9, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 10, BECOMING
SOUTH UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.


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 FORCE 6 
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 8



MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:12 HKT ON 13.06.2020

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