PRESS WEATHER NO. 322 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)

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

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TYPHOON RAGASA HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 9 P.M., RAGASA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 140
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.6
DEGREES NORTH, 111.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR SKIRTING THE COAST OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 8 TO 9, FORCE 12 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS UP TO FORCE 6 LATER. OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 21:02 HKT ON 24.09.2025