SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 7 JULY 2025

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.

AT 4 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM DANAS WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 26.6 DEGREES NORTH, 121.6 DEGREES
EAST, IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR AT FIRST, AND MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY
LATER, ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

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

SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 39 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 40 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:30 HKT ON 07.07.2025