PRESS WEATHER NO. 022 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(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 4 JULY 2022

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 3 A.M., TROPICAL STORM AERE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 29.3 DEGREES NORTH, 126.8 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF KYUSHU OF JAPAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTH FORCE 6

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 04.07.2022