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 SOUTH CHINA COAST
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN GRADUALLY TODAY.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND WAS
NAMED MERANTI. 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM MERANTI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1970 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON TO
TAIWAN AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 11 SEP 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30
DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 10.09.2016