SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:10 A.M. ON 15 JULY 2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 7 A.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS WEST OF
LUZON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.9 DEGREES NORTH,
118.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG AND HAINAN ISLAND AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, UP TO
FORCE 6 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC WINDS UP
TO FORCE 12. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:10 HKT ON 15.07.2023