PRESS WEATHER NO. 096 - 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 7:50 A.M. ON 2 JULY 2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 8 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHABA WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.4 DEGREES NORTH, 111.8 DEGREES
EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16
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 TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 10.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, UP TO FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
CYCLONIC FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 7

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:50 HKT ON 02.07.2022