PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - 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 7 SEPTEMBER
2025

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM TAPAH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 18.8 DEGREES NORTH, 114.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 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, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 11.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING CYCLONIC UP TO
FORCE 11 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 4 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 2500 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 75 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 3500 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:32 HKT ON 07.09.2025