PRESS WEATHER NO. 096 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 24 JULY 2025

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CO-MAY WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 16.1 DEGREES NORTH, 118.5 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AT FIRST, THEN TURN
NORTHEASTWARDS, MOVE AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM FRANCISCO WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 24.4 DEGREES NORTH, 127.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHWEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE
5, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS UP TO FORCE 5. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 40 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 24.07.2025