PRESS WEATHER NO. 242 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL DEPRESSION MUN CROSSED HAINAN ISLAND AND MOVED
INTO BEIBU WAN YESTERDAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
ASSOCIATED THUNDERY SHOWERS, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH HEAVY
SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN HONG KONG. MORE
THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. MUN IS EXPECTED TO CROSS BEIBU WAN
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF HANOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR CROSSING BEIBU WAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH A
FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF
GRADUALLY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS. THERE
WILL BE SWELLS AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 03.07.2019