PRESS WEATHER NO. 022 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 9 NOVEMBER 2025

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

SEVERE TYPHOON FUNG-WONG HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON.
 
AT 3 A.M., FUNG-WONG WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT
185 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 13.8
DEGREES NORTH, 126.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
LUZON.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7, UP TO FORCE 8
LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8, UP TO FORCE
12 IN EAST LATER. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 41 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 09.11.2025