PRESS WEATHER NO. 034 - 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 23 AUGUST 2026

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL STORM NARRA WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 20.8 DEGREES NORTH, 107.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE VICINITY OF
BEIBU WAN.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION GAENARI WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 26.7 DEGREES NORTH, 122.6 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE COAST OF EASTERN CHINA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6. FREQUENT
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 36 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3

MACAU              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 45 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 17 KILOMETRES

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR HONG KONG WATERS

AT 5 A.M. HONG KONG TIME:

KAI TAK:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
STAR FERRY KOWLOON:
WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
GREEN ISLAND:
WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1.
 
CHEUNG CHAU:
WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 2.
 
SEA WAVES NEAR WAGLAN ISLAND WILL BE ABOUT 0.5 METRE TO 1.5
METRES DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
SWELL OF UP TO 0.5 METRE CAN BE EXPECTED.
 
THE SEA TEMPERATURE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR IS 27 DEGREES
CELSIUS.
 
THE NEXT HIGH TIDE IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE 2.2 METRES
AT 5:31 A.M. TOMORROW AND THE NEXT LOW TIDE WILL BE 0.7
METRE AT 2:00 P.M. TODAY.
THOSE WHO ARE AT SEA ARE REMINDED THAT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WARNINGS FOR SHIPPING ARE BEING ISSUED AND A TROPICAL STORM
EXISTS NEAR BEIBU WAN. THEY ARE ADVISED TO LISTEN TO THE
RADIOS FOR WEATHER INFORMATION.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 05:30 HKT ON 23.08.2026