SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:50 A.M. ON 5 JULY 2025

WARNINGS:

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STORM FORCE WINDS IN
SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 11 A.M., TROPICAL STORM DANAS WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.3 DEGREES NORTH, 117.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY, LINGERING OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFYING
GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 6 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 5 LATER.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, CYCLONIC WINDS OF UP TO
FORCE 12 IN EAST AT FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 33 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:53 HKT ON 05.07.2025