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, TUESDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 16 FEBRUARY
2026

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS. FOG IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS AT FIRST ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST, VISIBILITY RATHER LOW.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

NAN'AO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
ROUGH SEAS.

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

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING
UP TO FORCE 6.
FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 15 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 16.02.2026