PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 24 OCTOBER
2025

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 45 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 45 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 2800 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 24.10.2025