PRESS WEATHER NO. 206 - 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 10:10 P.M. ON 22 JULY 2024

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GAEMI HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 10 P.M., GAEMI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 18.5
DEGREES NORTH, 125.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN AND INTENSIFY
SIGNIFICANTLY.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PRAPIROON WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 105 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 20.6 DEGREES NORTH, 108.0 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU WAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTH UP TO FORCE
5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 IN EAST
LATER. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:12 HKT ON 22.07.2024