PRESS WEATHER NO. 215 - 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 14 AUGUST 2025

WARNINGS:

SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, NAN'AO, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM PODUL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 25.0 DEGREES NORTH, 114.2 DEGREES EAST, IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF GUANGDONG, MOVING INTO CENTRAL
CHINA AND WEAKENING FURTHER.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, GUSTS OCCASIONALLY UP TO
FORCE 10 AT FIRST, BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6, BECOMING EAST TO
SOUTHEAST UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING EAST UP TO FORCE
6 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY 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 SOUTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 4000 METRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 4400 METRES IN THUNDERSTORMS

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:31 HKT ON 14.08.2025