Issue Time (HKT): 05:30 20/Jan/2026
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WATERS
(NOT TO BE ISSUED AFTER 9:45 A.M.)
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 5:30 A.M. ON 20 JANUARY 2026
WARNINGS:
GALE FORCE WINDS IN NAN'AO. STRONG WINDS IN HONG KONG
ADJACENT WATERS, SHANWEI, SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN
DAO.
WEATHER SITUATION:
AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA
COASTAL WATERS GRADUALLY.
AT 5 A.M., TROPICAL DEPRESSION NOKAEN WITH MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR ITS
CENTRE WAS LOCATED AT 17.2 DEGREES NORTH, 128.2 DEGREES
EAST. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.
AREA FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
HONG KONG ADJACENT WATERS:
EAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7, BECOMING NORTH UP
TO FORCE 7 LATER.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
NAN'AO:
NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 8.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
SHANWEI:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 6 TO 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
SOUTH OF HONG KONG AND SHANGCHUAN DAO:
EAST TO NORTHEAST FORCE 5 TO 6, OCCASIONALLY FORCE 7.
MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF FORCE 6 TO 7, UP TO FORCE 8 IN EAST.
LATEST REPORTS FROM SOUTH CHINA COASTAL WEATHER STATIONS:
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WAGLAN ISLANDWIND EAST-NORTHEAST FORCE 6
VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES
SHANTOUWIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 22 KILOMETRES
HUANGMAOZHOUWIND EAST FORCE 5
MACAUWIND EAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 26 KILOMETRES
XISHAWIND NORTH-NORTHEAST FORCE 2
VISIBILITY 14 KILOMETRES
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Weather Information for South China Coastal Waters
Weather Information for South China Coastal Waters (Issued by Hong Kong Observatory)
