PRESS WEATHER NO. 203 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 24 MAY 2024

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AT 11 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 10.0 DEGREES NORTH,
126.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 TO 4.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6
IN WEST LATER. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND VARIABLE FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 900 METRES IN FOG

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:32 HKT ON 24.05.2024