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Bulletin updated at 22:00 HKT 23/Oct/2026

By the Hong Kong Observatory at 10:00 p.m. on 23 Oct 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.

At 10 p.m., Severe Typhoon Champi with maximum sustained
winds of about 155 kilometres per hour near its centre was
located at 24.8 degrees north, 122.6 degrees east. It is
forecast to move north at about 12 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, force 7 at first.
Moderate to rough seas.

Shanwei and South of Hong Kong:
North force 5 to 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, up to force 6
at first, becoming northeasterly winds of force 5.

Latest reports from south china coastal weather stations
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Waglan Island       Wind north force 4 
                    Visibility 37 kilometres 

Shantou             Wind west force 2 
                    Visibility 30 kilometres 

Huangmaozhou        Wind west-northwest force 4 
                    

Macau               Wind north force 2 
                    

Xisha               Wind northwest force 2 
                    Visibility 14 kilometres 



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