PRESS WEATHER NO. 055 - 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 7:55 A.M. ON 21 OCTOBER 2026

WARNINGS:

GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN SHANWEI AND
SOUTH OF HONG KONG.

WEATHER SITUATION:

PRESSURE IS RISING OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN
CHINA. A SURGE OF NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS LATER TODAY.

AT 8 A.M., SUPER TYPHOON CHAMPI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS OF ABOUT 250 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS
LOCATED AT 18.1 DEGREES NORTH, 130.0 DEGREES EAST. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST
OF TAIWAN.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

EAST FORCE 4, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 LATER.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST, ISOLATED
SHOWERS LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4 TO 5, UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH LATER.

SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING
NORTH UP TO FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING
NORTH UP TO FORCE 6 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS, BECOMING ROUGH LATER.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 4, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 5, BECOMING
NORTH UP TO FORCE 5 LATER.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTHERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 9 IN EAST AT
FIRST, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 8 LATER.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 20 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND WEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 1

MACAU              WIND WEST-NORTHWEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 24 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:01 HKT ON 21.10.2026