SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 8 JUNE 2026

WARNINGS:

SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN ALL AREAS. STRONG WINDS IN
NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM ARE BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COASTAL
WATERS OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA. MEANWHILE, SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE
AFFECTING THE REGION. BESIDES, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS
FORMED OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF GUANGDONG, IT WILL EDGE
CLOSER TO THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT TO TOMORROW MORNING.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, GUSTS OCCASIONALLY UP TO
FORCE 10 AT FIRST, BECOMING NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6,
GUSTS OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 10 AT FIRST, BECOMING
NORTHEAST UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 6. OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 45 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 7 KILOMETRES IN THUNDERSTORMS

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 08.06.2026