PRESS WEATHER NO. 027 - 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 24 OCTOBER 2026

WARNINGS:

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

WEATHER SITUATION:

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG.

SEVERE TYPHOON CHAMPI HAS WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON.
 
AT 3 A.M., CHAMPI WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 145
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 24.4
DEGREES NORTH, 122.1 DEGREES EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO BE
SLOW-MOVING AT FIRST, LINGERING OVER THE VICINITY OF THE
SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN, AND THEN MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT
22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR, TOWARDS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:

NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

NAN'AO:
NORTH FORCE 5 TO 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANWEI AND SOUTH OF HONG KONG:
NORTH FORCE 4 TO 5, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 6.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.

SHANGCHUAN DAO:
NORTH TO NORTHWEST FORCE 4 TO 5.
MODERATE SEAS.

OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS

NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 4 TO 5, BECOMING
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF UP TO FORCE 6.

LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS

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WAGLAN ISLAND      WIND NORTH-NORTHWEST FORCE 4 
                   VISIBILITY 45 KILOMETRES

SHANTOU            WIND SOUTHWEST FORCE 1 
                   VISIBILITY 30 KILOMETRES

HUANGMAOZHOU       WIND NORTHWEST FORCE 5

MACAU              WIND NORTH FORCE 3 
                   VISIBILITY 27 KILOMETRES

XISHA              WIND WEST FORCE 2 
                   VISIBILITY 6 KILOMETRES

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 03:31 HKT ON 24.10.2026