Bulletin updated at 05:30 HKT 21/Oct/2025
By the Hong Kong Observatory at 5:30 a.m. on 21 Oct 2025
Warnings:
Storm force winds in south of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao.
Gale force winds in Hong Kong adjacent waters, Nan'ao and
Shanwei.
Weather Situation:
The northeast monsoon is affecting the south China coastal
waters.
At 5 a.m., Severe Tropical Storm Fengshen with maximum
sustained winds of about 90 kilometres per hour near its
centre was located at 18.4 degrees north, 113.1 degrees
east. It is forecast to move west or west-southwest at about
12 kilometres per hour across the northern part of the South
China Sea.
Area forecasts for the next 24 hours
Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
North to northeast force 6 to 7, occasionally force 8.
Scattered squally showers and thunderstorms.
Rough to very rough seas.
Nan'ao and Shanwei:
Northeast force 7 to 8, occasionally force 9.
Frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
Very rough to high seas.
South of Hong Kong:
North to northeast force 8 to 9, occasionally force 10 at
first.
Frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
Very rough to high seas.
Shangchuan Dao:
North to northeast force 8 to 9, becoming up to force 11.
Frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms.
Very rough to high seas, becoming very high.
Outlook for the following 48 hours
North to northeasterly winds of force 8 to 9, up to force 11
in west at first. Frequent heavy squally showers and
thunderstorms.
Latest reports from south china coastal weather stations
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Waglan Island Wind north force 6
Visibility 50 kilometres or above
Shantou Wind east-southeast force 1
Visibility 30 kilometres
Huangmaozhou Wind northeast force 6
Macau Wind north-northeast force 4
Xisha Wind northwest force 4
Visibility 4600 metres