PRESS WEATHER NO. 183 - 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 10:05 P.M. ON 5 JULY 2021

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 10 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR LUZON WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.8 DEGREES NORTH, 121.7 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT.
 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
 
AT 10 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 15.4 DEGREES NORTH, 113.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND.

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 21 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST FORCE 5 
VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:11 HKT ON 05.07.2021

Ends/Monday, July 5, 2021
Issued at HKT 22:11

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