PRESS WEATHER NO. 188 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:46 HKT ON 19.08.2024
(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 19 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.
AT 8 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION JONGDARI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 27.6 DEGREES NORTH, 125.8 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS 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
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6
IN EAST AT FIRST. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:46 HKT ON 19.08.2024