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 CYCLONE NIDA INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING, AND GRADUALLY EDGED
CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS HAZY WITH
SUNNY PERIODS YESTERDAY. WINDS STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY WITH
SOME RAIN LAST NIGHT. NIDA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY TODAY AND THERE WILL BE
HEAVY RAIN, SQUALLS AND ROUGH SEAS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016)

GALE FORCE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STORM FORCE
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. BECOMING SOUTHERLIES
GRADUALLY. CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS.
THERE WILL BE ROUGH SEAS AND SWELLS. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : STILL SQUALLY SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. ROUGH SEAS
AND SWELLS AT FIRST. THE WEATHER WILL SLIGHTLY IMPROVE IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG DAYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 15

CAPTION: HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS

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 01.08.2016