SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7 A.M. ON 24 AUGUST 2025

WARNINGS:

STORM FORCE WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG
KONG ADJACENT WATERS AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KAJIKI HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 7 A.M., KAJIKI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.4
DEGREES NORTH, 111.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH
OF HAINAN ISLAND.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST FORCE 8 TO 9, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 800 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 07:00 HKT ON 24.08.2025