SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 20 AUGUST 2024

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

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

TROPICAL DEPRESSION JONGDARI HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 3 A.M., JONGDARI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 29.2
DEGREES NORTH, 125.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA
SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6 IN EAST AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 37 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 2300 METRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 20.08.2024