PRESS WEATHER NO. 271 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 25 JULY 2025

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 11 P.M., TROPICAL STORM CO-MAY WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 22.2 DEGREES NORTH, 124.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN AND WEAKEN.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCISCO WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 26.4 DEGREES NORTH, 121.1 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE EAST
CHINA SEA AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4.
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 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

WEST TO 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 NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 65 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 25.07.2025