PRESS WEATHER NO. 228 - 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 3:05 P.M. ON 26 JULY 2026

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NOUL HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM.
 
AT 3 P.M., NOUL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 85
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 23.7
DEGREES NORTH, 114.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO INLAND
GUANGDONG AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

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

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, FORCE 8 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, VERY ROUGH AT FIRST.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
SCATTERED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY 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 SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 7 
                   VISIBILITY 32 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 40 KILOMETRES IN THUNDERSTORMS

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 28 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:05 HKT ON 26.07.2026