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PRESS WEATHER NO. 200 - 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 7:45 P.M. ON 26 JULY 2024



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.



WEATHER SITUATION:

THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.



AT 8 P.M., TROPICAL STORM GAEMI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 28.1 DEGREES NORTH, 117.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS JIANGXI AND WEAKEN FURTHER.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH 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. SCATTERED
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES IN RAIN



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:45 HKT ON 26.07.2024

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