SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 26 JULY 2024

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GAEMI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 27.1 DEGREES NORTH, 118.2 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS INLAND FUJIAN AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6 AT FIRST. SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 26.07.2024