SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 1:05 A.M. ON 6 JULY 2025

WARNINGS:

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. GALE FORCE WINDS IN
SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS AND
SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 1 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM DANAS WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.0 DEGREES NORTH, 117.9 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY AT FIRST, AND TRACK NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR LATER IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
WESTERN COAST OF TAIWAN TO THE VICINITY OF TAIWAN STRAIT.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 AT FIRST,
BECOMING WEST UP TO FORCE 5.
A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8 AT
FIRST, BECOMING NORTHWEST UP TO FORCE 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6 AT
FIRST, BECOMING SOUTHWEST UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, ROUGH AT FIRST.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 9 IN EAST AT FIRST. SCATTERED HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 48 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:06 HKT ON 06.07.2025