PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 2 P.M. ON 25 JULY 2026

WARNINGS:

SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO AND SHANWEI. STORM FORCE
WINDS IN SOUTH OF HONG KONG. GALE FORCE WINDS IN HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS. STRONG WINDS IN SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE AFFECTING HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS.

AT 2 P.M., TYPHOON NOUL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF
ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 21.4 DEGREES NORTH, 116.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING FORCE 9, GUSTS
OCCASIONALLY UP TO FORCE 12.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9, CYCLONIC FORCE 12 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.

SHANWEI:
CYCLONIC FORCE 12, BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 8 TO 9
LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
PHENOMENAL SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 10.
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING HIGH.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8
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 WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 18 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 14:04 HKT ON 25.07.2026