PRESS WEATHER NO. 198 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 7 AUGUST 2021

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AT 11 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION LUPIT WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 27.3 DEGREES NORTH, 124.6 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 35
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF KYUSHU OF
JAPAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 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.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6
IN EAST AT FIRST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

DONGSHA            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 07.08.2021