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PRESS WEATHER NO. 180 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 23 JULY 2024



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.



WEATHER SITUATION:


AT 11 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON GAEMI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 22.4 DEGREES NORTH, 124.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS
EAST OF TAIWAN AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.



NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO
FORCE 8 IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3



MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 23.07.2024

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