
PRESS WEATHER NO. 163 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:54 HKT ON 05.07.2021
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.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. MEANWHILE, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS STRENGTHENING
GRADUALLY. A TROPICAL CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE FORMING.
AT 8 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE NORTHEAST OF
LUZON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.5 DEGREES NORTH,
121.8 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE SQUALLY SHOWERS
LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.
SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 LATER.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO 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 FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DONGSHA WIND EAST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:54 HKT ON 05.07.2021
Ends/Monday, July 5, 2021
Issued at HKT 19:54
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