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PRESS WEATHER NO. 120 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:45 P.M. ON 12 NOVEMBER
2025



WARNINGS:

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



WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.



AT 4 P.M., TROPICAL STORM FUNG-WONG WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 22.0 DEGREES NORTH, 120.3 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST OR EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR, EDGING CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE
SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN AND WEAKENING GRADUALLY.


AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

SHANWEI:
NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 7.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 5



MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 45 KILOMETRES



XISHA              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:45 HKT ON 12.11.2025

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