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 2:15 P.M. ON 29 JUNE 2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 2 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 15.3
DEGREES NORTH, 116.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF WESTERN GUANGDONG TO HAINAN ISLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC WINDS OF 
UP TO FORCE 8 IN WEST LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:16 HKT ON 29.06.2022