PRESS WEATHER NO. 252 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 21 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 11 P.M., SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.5 DEGREES NORTH, 111.7 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS, HIGH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 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-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 5

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 4400 METRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 21.10.2025