PRESS WEATHER NO. 074 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 10.08.2026
(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 10 AUGUST 2026
WEATHER SITUATION:
AT 10 A.M., TROPICAL STORM DOLPHIN WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 85 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 28.2 DEGREES NORTH, 118.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
INLAND OVER EASTERN CHINA 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, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS
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WAGLAN ISLAND WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 31 KILOMETRES
SHANTOU WIND WEST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOU WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 3
MACAU WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3
VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES
XISHA WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 10.08.2026
