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Bulletin updated at 23:30 HKT 31/May/2026

By the Hong Kong Observatory at 11:30 p.m. on 31 May 2026 

Warnings:
Strong winds in Nan'ao.

Weather Situation:
An easterly airstream is affecting the coastal waters of
eastern Guangdong.

At 11 p.m., Typhoon Jangmi with maximum sustained winds of
about 120 kilometres per hour near its centre was located at
23.0 degrees north, 127.5 degrees east. It is forecast to
move north at about 18 kilometres per hour towards the
vicinity of the Ryukyu Islands.

Area forecasts for the next 24 hours

Hong Kong Adjacent Waters:
South to southeast force 3 to 4.
A few showers and thunderstorms.
Slight to moderate seas.

Nan'ao:
East to northeast force 4 to 5, up to force 6 at first,
becoming south up to force 5 later.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Moderate seas, rough at first.

Shanwei:
East to northeast force 4, occasionally force 5, becoming
south up to force 5 later.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Moderate seas.

South of Hong Kong and Shangchuan Dao:
South to southeast force 4.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Moderate seas.

Outlook for the following 48 hours 
South to southwesterly winds of force 4, occasionally force
5. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

Latest reports from south china coastal weather stations
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Waglan Island       Wind east-southeast force 2 
                    Visibility 26 kilometres 

Shantou             Wind east force 2 
                    Visibility 30 kilometres 

Huangmaozhou        Wind southeast force 4 
                    

Macau               Wind southeast force 2 
                    Visibility 25 kilometres 

Xisha               Wind east-northeast force 2 
                    Visibility 24 kilometres 



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