PRESS WEATHER NO. 172 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:46 HKT ON 14.05.2026
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 11:30 P.M.)
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 7:45 P.M. ON 14 MAY 2026
WEATHER SITUATION:
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 5.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST UP TO FORCE 5.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST UP TO
FORCE 5 LATER.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
EASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 7. SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS
AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 44 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 1500 METRES IN RAIN
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2
MACAU WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:46 HKT ON 14.05.2026
