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 5:30 A.M. ON 10 JULY 2026

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
WATERS.

AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON BAVI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 175 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.4 DEGREES NORTH, 128.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN, AND THEN SKIRT NORTH OF
TAIWAN, EDGING CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN ZHEJIANG
TO NORTHERN FUJIAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5, UP
TO FORCE 7 LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST UP TO FORCE
6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING WEST TO
SOUTHWEST UP TO FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6, UP TO FORCE 7 IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 35 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 40 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 10.07.2026