PRESS WEATHER NO. 241 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

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

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 10 P.M., TROPICAL STORM TALIM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 18.5 DEGREES NORTH, 117.3 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:

NORTHEAST FORCE 4, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 10 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 9 TO 10, 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 2

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:07 HKT ON 15.07.2023