SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4 A.M. ON 19 JULY 2023

WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

TROPICAL STORM TALIM HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION. AT 4 A.M., TALIM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 22.7 DEGREES NORTH, 105.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
FURTHER INTO THE INLAND AREAS AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 4100 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:03 HKT ON 19.07.2023