PRESS WEATHER NO. 024 - 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 7 FEBRUARY 2026

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION PENHA HAS DISSIPATED OVER THE
VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE
PHILIPPINES.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 6, UP TO FORCE
7 LATER.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AND RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY AT
FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, UP TO
FORCE 8 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, UP TO
FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 7 TO 8.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 70 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:31 HKT ON 07.02.2026