PRESS WEATHER NO. 086 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:52 HKT ON 24.07.2023
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 24 JULY 2023
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT NOON, SEVERE TYPHOON DOKSURI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 15.5 DEGREES NORTH, 126.3 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, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 4.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6, UP TO FORCE 10 IN
EAST LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
SHANTOU WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST FORCE 2
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:52 HKT ON 24.07.2023