PRESS WEATHER NO. 230 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, SUNDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 6 SEPTEMBER
2025

WARNINGS:

STORM FORCE WINDS IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG. GALE FORCE WINDS
IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.
STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 11 P.M., TROPICAL STORM TAPAH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 18.4 DEGREES NORTH, 115.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14
KILOMETRES PER HOUR, EDGING CLOSER TO THE WESTERN COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 10 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING NORTH UP TO FORCE
9 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 9 TO 10, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:38 HKT ON 06.09.2025