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PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS APART FROM A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE
THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF
TUEN MUN AND LANTAU ISLAND. THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO SOUTH CHINA
COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 14 AUG 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 7
CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 8
CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
TEMPS: 27 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 13.08.2016
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