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PRESS WEATHER NO. 150 - 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 7:50 P.M. ON 2 AUGUST 2020



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.



WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION SINLAKU HAS WEAKENED INTO AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER INLAND AREAS OF VIETNAM.



AT 8 P.M., TROPICAL STORM HAGUPIT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 23.6 DEGREES NORTH, 124.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.



NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN RAIN



XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:50 HKT ON 02.08.2020

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