PRESS WEATHER NO. 128 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 1 JULY 2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 10 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHABA WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 18.3 DEGREES NORTH, 114.0 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST
OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO FORCE 12
LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 8 TO 9, UP TO FORCE
11 AT FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 8

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 900 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:48 HKT ON 01.07.2022