SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 19 OCTOBER 2025

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 14.1 DEGREES NORTH, 122.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
ONE OR TWO SHOWERS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 8 TO 9, UP TO FORCE
10 LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 45 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND EAST FORCE 1.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 1.0 METRE TO 1.5
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 0.5 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 28 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.1 METRES
AT 8:05 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 1.0 METRE
AT 1:59 P.M. TODAY.
THOSE WHO ARE AT SEA ARE REMINDED THAT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNINGS FOR SHIPPING ARE BEING ISSUED AND A TROPICAL STORM
EXISTS NEAR MANILA. THEY ARE ADVISED TO LISTEN TO THE
RADIOS FOR WEATHER INFORMATION.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 19.10.2025