PRESS WEATHER NO. 065 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 8 A.M. ON 1 MARCH 2026

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST UP TO FORCE
5 LATER.
A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AND FOG PATCHES AT FIRST.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
FOG PATCHES.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
NORTHERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 7 LATER. FOG PATCHES AT
FIRST, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 12 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 3900 METRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST FORCE 6

MACAU              WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 40 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:00 HKT ON 01.03.2026