PRESS WEATHER NO. 106 - 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 21 OCTOBER 2025

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 10 A.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.9 DEGREES NORTH, 112.6 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
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 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 9.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 8 TO 9, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 10.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 8 TO 9. FREQUENT
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:47 HKT ON 21.10.2025