PRESS WEATHER NO. 088 - 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 1 SEPTEMBER
2026

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT 10 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION SAUDEL WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 19.5 DEGREES NORTH, 113.3 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 8
LATER.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 8.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH FORCE 6 TO 7, BECOMING CYCLONIC FORCE 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7, CYCLONIC FORCE 7 AT FIRST.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY
FORCE 7, CYCLONIC WINDS OF FORCE 8 IN EAST. FREQUENT HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 25 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 10 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 
                   VISIBILITY 2700 METRES IN RAIN

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:45 HKT ON 01.09.2026