PRESS WEATHER NO. 038 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:40 A.M. ON 6 JULY 2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE LUZON STRAIT
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 21.7 DEGREES NORTH, 120.5 DEGREES EAST
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 15.5 DEGREES NORTH,
112.5 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 UP TO FORCE 8.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY 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.
FREQUENT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:43 HKT ON 06.07.2021