PRESS WEATHER NO. 144 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.M. ON 22 AUGUST 2025

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS WEST OF LUZON HAS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
 
AT 8 P.M., THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 17.0 DEGREES NORTH, 119.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
6 LATER.
A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING EAST TO
NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 6.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE
6 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING UP TO
FORCE 8 IN WEST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:58 HKT ON 22.08.2025