PRESS WEATHER NO. 161 - 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 7:45 P.M. ON 19 OCTOBER 2025

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 8 P.M., TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 15.9 DEGREES NORTH, 118.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING FORCE 7.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 9.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

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

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 45 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:49 HKT ON 19.10.2025