PRESS WEATHER NO. 138 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 11:20 A.M. ON 16 JULY 2024

WARNINGS:

SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI, SOUTH
OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6, GUSTS
OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:20 HKT ON 16.07.2024