PRESS WEATHER NO. 079 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 5 JULY 2021

WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN SHANWEI AND
SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF LUZON HAS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. AT 10 A.M., THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 19.1 DEGREES NORTH,
124.7 DEGREES EAST, WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
LUZON STRAIT.
 
MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 8 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, CYCLONIC WINDS OF
FORCE 8 AT FIRST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 6 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 700 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:13 HKT ON 05.07.2021

Ends/Monday, July 5, 2021
Issued at HKT 10:13

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