PRESS WEATHER NO. 068 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 12:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 9:45 A.M. ON 24 JULY 2026

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 10 A.M., TROPICAL STORM NOUL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 18.5 DEGREES NORTH, 123.3 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, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING
WEST TO NORTHWEST UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 12
LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING PHENOMENAL LATER.

SHANWEI:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
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 35 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:46 HKT ON 24.07.2026