PRESS WEATHER NO. 064 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:46 HKT ON 24.07.2023
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 24 JULY 2023
WEATHER SITUATION:
TYPHOON DOKSURI HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON.
AT 10 A.M., DOKSURI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 15.3
DEGREES NORTH, 126.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
EAST OF LUZON AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST FORCE 4.
MODERATE SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS OF FORCE 6, UP TO FORCE 10 IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND CALM
SHANTOU WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 1
MACAU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:46 HKT ON 24.07.2023