PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 23 JULY 2017

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS AND SOUTH OF
HONG KONG. STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SHANGCHUAN
DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM ROKE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 22.6 DEGREES NORTH, 114.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS INLAND GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
HAINAN ISLAND WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.9
DEGREES NORTH, 111.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY TOWARDS HAINAN ISLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

CYCLONIC FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING EAST TO SOUTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 7 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING SOUTH FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7. OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 2100 METRES IN SHOWERS

DONGSHA            WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN DRIZZLE

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:33 HKT ON 23.07.2017