LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS VERY
HOT AND HAZY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER WILL
STILL BE VERY HOT OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. A
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED HAITANG. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
TROPICAL STORM HAITANG WAS CENTRED ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF DONGSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT
ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR, EDGING CLOSE TO THE VICINITY
OF TAIWAN STRAIT. MEANWHILE, TYPHOON NESAT WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 60 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF TAIWAN ENTERING TAIWAN
STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 30 JUL 2017)

HAZY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS AND VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 34 DEGREES. MODERATE WEST TO
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES LATER.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT AND HAZY

(PINYIN: KURE YANXIA)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT AND HAZY

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT AND HAZY

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:17 HKT ON 29.07.2017