PRESS WEATHER NO. 070 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 6 AUGUST 2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM LUPIT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 24.2 DEGREES NORTH, 117.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF
FUJIAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 5

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 06.08.2021