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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND A
FEW SHOWERS. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED AT TUEN MUN. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO LINGER AROUND THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT
FEW DAYS, CONTINUE TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

BESIDES, NAMTHEUN WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
INTO A TROPICAL STORM YERSTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, NAMTHEUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST
OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 14
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF KYUSHU OF
JAPAN AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : WEATHER REMAINING UNSETTLED WITH A FEW SHOWERS
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 04.09.2016