PRESS WEATHER NO. 022 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 30.07.2025
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 30 JULY 2025
WARNINGS:
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.
AT 3 A.M., TROPICAL STORM CO-MAY WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 29.3 DEGREES NORTH, 123.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA IN GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
VICINITY OF THE COAST OF EASTERN CHINA.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5
VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND WEST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 30.07.2025