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PRESS WEATHER NO. 187 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS (CORRECTION)
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 183

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:45 P.M. ON 5 JULY 2021



WARNINGS:

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



WEATHER SITUATION:


AT 10 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR LUZON WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 20.8 DEGREES NORTH, 121.7 DEGREES EAST WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 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.
 
MEANWHILE, 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 WAS CENTRED ABOUT 15.4
DEGREES NORTH, 113.0 DEGREES EAST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR. 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 3 
VISIBILITY 22 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 22:58 HKT ON 05.07.2021

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