PRESS WEATHER NO. 034 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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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 11 JULY 2026

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON BAVI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 24.2 DEGREES NORTH, 125.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN ZHEJIANG TO NORTHERN
FUJIAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 TO 4, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 5.
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
WEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 41 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 40 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH FORCE 2.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 1.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE TO 1.5
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 2 METRES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO THE EFFECT
OF SEVERE TYPHOON BAVI.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 27 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.2 METRES
AT 5:52 A.M. TODAY AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.6 METRE
AT 1:13 P.M. TODAY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 11.07.2026