PRESS WEATHER NO. 144 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 24 SEPTEMBER
2025

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 10 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON RAGASA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 195 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 21.3 DEGREES NORTH, 113.4 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR EDGING CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE
COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 11 TO 12, BECOMING SOUTHEAST FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, VERY HIGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
CYCLONIC FORCE 12, BECOMING SOUTH FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 11 TO 12, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE
12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, SOUTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO
FORCE 8 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 10 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE 12 
                   VISIBILITY 2400 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 9 
                   VISIBILITY 800 METRES IN RAIN

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:46 HKT ON 24.09.2025