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 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:

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM DANAS HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 3 A.M., DANAS WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.2
DEGREES NORTH, 117.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH SLOWLY AT FIRST, AND TRACK NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18
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:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 10 TO 11, CYCLONIC FORCE 12 AT
FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.

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 SHOWERS
AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 06.07.2025