PRESS WEATHER NO. 054 - 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 8 A.M. ON 24 JULY 2026

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN SHANWEI.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 8 A.M., TROPICAL STORM NOUL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 75 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 18.3 DEGREES NORTH, 123.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 9
LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING HIGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWEST UP TO
FORCE 6.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

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

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, CYCLONIC WINDS
OF FORCE 12 IN EAST AT FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND CALM 
                   VISIBILITY 29 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:00 HKT ON 24.07.2026