PRESS WEATHER NO. 054 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 6:50 A.M. ON 23 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.

TROPICAL STORM FENGSHEN HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
 
AT 7 A.M., FENGSHEN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 16.3
DEGREES NORTH, 108.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
SOUTHWEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM AND
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. MEANWHILE, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW
NEAR THE LUZON STRAIT IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
REGION.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 9.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 7 TO 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE 9
IN EAST AT FIRST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
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 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:51 HKT ON 23.10.2025