PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:05 P.M. ON 6 JULY 2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 3 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 15.9
DEGREES NORTH, 112.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR THE TAIWAN STRAIT
HAS WEAKENED INTO A LOW PRESSURE AREA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

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 32 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:05 HKT ON 06.07.2021