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

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STROM YESTERDAY
MORNING AND WAS NAMED WIPHA. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, WINDS WERE STRONG TO GALE FORCE
EASTERLIES. THERE WERE OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED. SEAS WERE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WIPHA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND BEIBU WAN TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THERE WILL STILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HIGH WINDS AT FIRST. SEAS WILL BE VERY
ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019)

STRONG EASTERLY WINDS, GALE FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE AT FIRST,
BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLIES. CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH
SWELLS AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG DA ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 12

CAPTION: HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 31.07.2019