PRESS WEATHER NO. 010 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1 A.M. ON 7 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:

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION LUPIT HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 1 A.M., LUPIT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 65
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 25.1
DEGREES NORTH, 119.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
EAST-NORTHEAST SLOWLY ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:00 HKT ON 07.08.2021