PRESS WEATHER NO. 131 - 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 12:30 P.M. ON 25 JULY 2021

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, TYPHOON IN-FA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 29.9 DEGREES NORTH, 122.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF THE NORTHERN PART OF
ZHEJIANG TO SHANGHAI.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY 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 SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 25.07.2021