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 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 NOON, TYPHOON CHABA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 21.1 DEGREES NORTH, 111.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
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:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

--------------------------------------------------------

WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 8

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 3000 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:31 HKT ON 02.07.2022