PRESS WEATHER NO. 026 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 5:30 A.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 3:30 A.M. ON 29 AUGUST 2026

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN NAN'AO.

WEATHER SITUATION:

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.

TROPICAL STORM SAUDEL HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION.
 
AT 3 A.M., SAUDEL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 27.1
DEGREES NORTH, 116.7 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
INLAND AREAS OF EASTERN CHINA AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

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

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

SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 6, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 6
LATER. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 16 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:30 HKT ON 29.08.2026