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PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:10 P.M. ON 8 JULY 2025



WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.



WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS.



AT 10 P.M., TROPICAL STORM DANAS WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 27.8 DEGREES NORTH, 121.1 DEGREES EAST, IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF ZHEJIANG TO FUJIAN.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.



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

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


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6. 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 OVER 50 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4



MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2



XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 22:10 HKT ON 08.07.2025

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