PRESS WEATHER NO. 248 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 6 P.M. ON 15 JUNE 2024

WARNINGS:

SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG
KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6, GUSTS
OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES IN THUNDERSTORMS

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:00 HKT ON 15.06.2024