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 6:05 A.M. ON 26 JULY 2026

WARNINGS:

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI
AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG. STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO AND
SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TYPHOON NOUL HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 6 A.M., NOUL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 145
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 22.8
DEGREES NORTH, 114.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR CROSSING INLAND GUANGDONG.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 10 TO 11, FORCE 12 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 10 TO 11, FORCE 12 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 10 TO 11, FORCE 12 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS, PHENOMENAL AT FIRST.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 10 WITH GUSTS TO FORCE
                   11 
                   VISIBILITY 1200 METRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 9

MACAU              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 06:05 HKT ON 26.07.2026