PRESS WEATHER NO. 212 - 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 4 P.M. ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2025

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE UNSETTLED WEATHER IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

TROPICAL STORM RAGASA HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
 
AT 4 P.M., RAGASA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 21.7
DEGREES NORTH, 107.6 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING THE COAST OF
GUANGXI TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BUALOI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 11.2 DEGREES NORTH, 128.1 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
PHILIPPINES.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 6 LATER.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. 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 29 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 40 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:00 HKT ON 25.09.2025