PRESS WEATHER NO. 250 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:46 HKT ON 15.06.2026
(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 15 JUNE 2026
WARNINGS:
SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.
WEATHER SITUATION:
UNSETTLED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. MEANWHILE, SEVERE
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING THE ADJACENT WATERS OF
HONG KONG.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6, GUSTS
OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 11 AT FIRST.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1
VISIBILITY 9 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
MACAU WIND SOUTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES IN RAIN
XISHA WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES
VISIBILITY REPORTS IN HONG KONG WATERS AT 7:30 P.M. ON 15
JUNE 2026 HONG KONG TIME (NOT TO BE BROADCAST AFTER 8:45
P.M.)
KOWLOON BAY 5000 METRES
VICTORIA HARBOUR 9 KILOMETRES
WESTERN ANCHORAGE 9 KILOMETRES
MA WAN 1800 METRES
TATHONG POINT 5000 METRES
WEST LAMMA CHANNEL AND CHEUNG CHAU 3700 METRES
SOUTH LANTAU 3700 METRES
URMSTON ROAD 7 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 19:46 HKT ON 15.06.2026
