PRESS WEATHER NO. 020 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 22.08.2025
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 22 AUGUST 2025
WEATHER SITUATION:
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS. MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTH FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8
IN WEST LATER. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND SOUTH FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY OVER 70 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 22.08.2025