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 3 P.M. ON 13 AUGUST 2025

WARNINGS:

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STORM FORCE WINDS IN
SHANWEI. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS AND
SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TYPHOON PODUL HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 3 P.M., PODUL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 140
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 22.9
DEGREES NORTH, 120.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN, AND THEN EDGE CLOSER TO THE
VICINITY OF SOUTHERN FUJIAN AND EASTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL.

SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING NORTHWEST FORCE 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7
IN EAST AT FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
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 FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:00 HKT ON 13.08.2025