PRESS WEATHER NO. 112 - 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 5 AUGUST 2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM LUPIT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 23.3 DEGREES NORTH, 116.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE INLAND AREAS OF EASTERN GUANGDONG AND FUJIAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8
IN EAST AT FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 4500 METRES IN MIST

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 05.08.2021