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PRESS WEATHER NO. 074 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)


WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 5 APRIL 2026



WARNINGS:

SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS,
SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO. STRONG
WINDS IN ALL AREAS.



WEATHER SITUATION:

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. MEANWHILE, SEVERE
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS



HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6,
GUSTS OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.



NAN'AO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 6 LATER, GUSTS OCCASIONALLY
UP TO FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6, GUSTS
OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 10 AT FIRST.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.


OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6, BECOMING EASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 6 IN EAST
LATER. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.




LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 4 
VISIBILITY 8 KILOMETRES



SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES



HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6



MACAU              WIND EAST FORCE 2 
VISIBILITY 4900 METRES



XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
VISIBILITY 11 KILOMETRES


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 05.04.2026

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