PRESS WEATHER NO. 180 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 4:30 P.M. ON 5 AUGUST 2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS AND SOUTH OF HONG
KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER
TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6
LATER. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 5

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 05.08.2022