PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE CONTINUED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THERE WERE
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER YUEN LONG AND TUEN MUN. UNDER
THE DOMINANCE OF AN UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE, THE WEATHER WILL
REMAIN GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY.

BESIDES, LIONROCK GRADUALLY INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, LIONROCK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWEST
SLOWLY, LINGERING OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2016)

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT
(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 1
CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT
MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 13
CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT
TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 24.08.2016

Ends/Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Issued at HKT 23:15

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