PRESS WEATHER NO. 204 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 7:45 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 4:30 P.M. ON 7 SEPTEMBER
2025

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM TAPAH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 19.3 DEGREES NORTH, 113.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 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 TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING SOUTH FORCE 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

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

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 11.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY HIGH.

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

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 
                   VISIBILITY 38 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 3200 METRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 7

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 70 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:31 HKT ON 07.09.2025