PRESS WEATHER NO. 064 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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