PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:40 HKT ON 15.07.2024
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:40 P.M. ON 15 JULY 2024
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT 3 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
VIETNAM WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.0 DEGREES NORTH,
107.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM AND
WEAKEN.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 6
MACAU WIND EAST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:40 HKT ON 15.07.2024