PRESS WEATHER NO. 036 - 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 5:30 A.M. ON 8 AUGUST 2026

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 5 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON DOLPHIN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 165 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 26.7 DEGREES NORTH, 126.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER BEIBU WAN WITH
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 19.9 DEGREES NORTH, 108.8
DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS HAINAN ISLAND AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING UP TO FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH.

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

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6,
BECOMING UP TO FORCE 7 IN EAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 42 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND WEST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND NORTH FORCE 1.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND WEST FORCE 3.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE DURING
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 27 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.3 METRES
AT 5:24 A.M. TOMORROW AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.7
METRE AT 12:12 P.M. TODAY.
THOSE WHO ARE AT SEA ARE REMINDED THAT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNINGS FOR SHIPPING ARE BEING ISSUED AND A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION EXISTS IN BEIBU WAN. THEY ARE ADVISED TO LISTEN
TO THE RADIOS FOR WEATHER INFORMATION.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:32 HKT ON 08.08.2026