PRESS WEATHER NO. 188 - 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 1 AUGUST 2020

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR HAINAN ISLAND HAS
BEEN NAMED SINLAKU. SINLAKU WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT
18.3 DEGREES NORTH, 109.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
SKIRTING THE SOUTHERN COAST OF HAINAN ISLAND TOWARDS BEIBU
WAN.
 
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
 
AT 4 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.2 DEGREES NORTH, 127.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6
AT FIRST. HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 3500 METRES IN MIST

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 01.08.2020