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 COASTAL WATERS OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY, AND
WAS NAMED DIANMU. IT MOVED ACROSS LEIZHOU PENINSULA AND
ENTERED BEIBU WAN. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DIANMU AND ITS
OUTER RAINBANDS, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS IN HONG
KONG YESTERDAY. MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. DIANMU WILL MOVE
ACROSS BEIBU WAN AND TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.
ITS OUTER RAINBANDS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SQUALLY SHOWERS
TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, DIANMU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 380
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HANOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU WAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. SHOWERS
WILL EASE OFF LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU KUANGFENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS

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. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 18.08.2016