PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - 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 3:30 A.M. ON 23 JULY 2021

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 3 A.M., TYPHOON IN-FA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 145 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 23.7 DEGREES NORTH, 125.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION CEMPAKA WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.7 DEGREES NORTH, 107.8 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGXI AND
ENTER BEIBU WAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4.
A FEW SHOWERS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST LATER. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 44 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 23.07.2021