SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 15 JULY 2023

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 10 A.M., THE TROPICAL STORM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 18.0 DEGREES NORTH, 118.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-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, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5, BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO FORCE
8 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC
WINDS OF 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 NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:56 HKT ON 15.07.2023