SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 6 P.M. ON 2 JULY 2022

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

TYPHOON CHABA HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 6 P.M., CHABA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.6
DEGREES NORTH, 110.9 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS INLAND OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM AERE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 26.4 DEGREES NORTH, 129.0 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 10 TO 11, UP TO 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

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 6

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:00 HKT ON 02.07.2022