SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1:55 P.M. ON 4 JUNE 2021

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM CHOI-WAN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.7 DEGREES NORTH, 119.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN AND
WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:57 HKT ON 04.06.2021