PRESS WEATHER NO. 240 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 3:30 A.M. TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:30 P.M. ON 25 AUGUST 2026

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS, SOUTH OF HONG
KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

AT 11 P.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION NARRA WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 19.7 DEGREES NORTH, 109.3 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 14
KILOMETRES PER HOUR, SKIRTING THE COAST OF NORTHWESTERN
HAINAN ISLAND, THEN MOVING TOWARDS LEIZHOU PENINSULA.
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TYPHOON SAUDEL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 155 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 27.3 DEGREES NORTH, 128.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS, ENTERING
THE EAST CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

SOUTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO AND SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY 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 FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 21 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-SOUTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 23 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND SOUTH FORCE 4

XISHA              WIND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 13 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:33 HKT ON 25.08.2026