Bulletin updated at 12:30 HKT 21/Jan/2026
By the Hong Kong Observatory at 12:30 p.m. on 21 Jan 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:
The northeast monsoon is affecting the south China coastal
waters.
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
North to northeast force 5 to 6.
Moderate to rough seas.
Nan'ao:
North to northeast force 6 to 7, occasionally force 8.
Rough to very rough seas.
Shanwei, South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
North to northeast force 6 to 7.
Rough seas.
Outlook for the following 48 hours
North to northeasterly winds of force 5 to 6, force 7 at
first, becoming easterly winds of force 6 later.
Latest reports from south china coastal weather stations
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Waglan Island Wind north-northeast force 4
Visibility 21 kilometres
Shantou Wind east-southeast force 2
Visibility 24 kilometres
Huangmaozhou Wind northeast force 5
Macau Wind north force 3
Visibility 20 kilometres
Xisha Wind northeast force 3
Visibility 12 kilometres