PRESS WEATHER NO. 078 - 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 8 AUGUST 2026

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 10 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON DOLPHIN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 27.0 DEGREES NORTH, 125.8 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE VICINITY OF BEIBU
WAN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 19.6 DEGREES NORTH,
108.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST-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. SOME HAZE.
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 FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:51 HKT ON 08.08.2026