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 25 JULY 2023

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 10 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON DOKSURI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 205 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 17.9 DEGREES NORTH, 124.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANWEI:
NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
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 WEST FORCE 3

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:46 HKT ON 25.07.2023