PRESS WEATHER NO. 118 - SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

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SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS

(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 4:30 P.M.)

WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 P.M. ON 3 SEPTEMBER
2026

WARNINGS:

STRONG WINDS IN ALL AREAS.

WEATHER SITUATION:

AT NOON, TROPICAL STORM SAUDEL WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED
AT 24.3 DEGREES NORTH, 116.9 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
INLAND AREAS OF EASTERN GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM KROVANH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 65 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 26.5 DEGREES NORTH, 129.5 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI:
WEST FORCE 6 TO 7.
FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH SEAS.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 5 TO 6.
SCATTERED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
WEST TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 5 TO 6, FORCE 7 AT
FIRST. FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND WEST FORCE 4

SHANTOU            WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 5000 METRES IN RAIN

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 4

MACAU              WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY OVER 50 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST-SOUTHWEST FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 19 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 12:30 HKT ON 03.09.2026