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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER THE URBAN AREAS AND LANTAU ISLAND, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT.
SHOWERS EASED OFF WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER AROUND THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA,
AND CONTINUE TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGIONS IN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MEANWHILE, THE SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER FUJIAN WILL AFFECT GUANGDONG
TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2016)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME
MORE FREQUENT WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WEATHER REMAINING UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS AND A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 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 11.08.2016