PRESS WEATHER NO. 016 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:00 HKT ON 25.07.2023
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 2 A.M. ON 25 JULY 2023
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
SEVERE TYPHOON DOKSURI HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER TYPHOON.
AT 2 A.M., DOKSURI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
185 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 16.9
DEGREES NORTH, 124.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
EAST OF LUZON.
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:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.
SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING
CYCLONIC WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 12 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 CALM
SHANTOU WIND WEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 02:00 HKT ON 25.07.2023