LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY,
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES AT SAI KUNG. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY. AN
UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE WILL INTENSIFY TODAY AND TOMORROW.
THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE REGION.

MERANTI INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MERANTI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1380 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 24
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS
EAST OF LUZON TO TAIWAN AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. BESIDES,
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE ONE OR
TWO THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 32 DEGREES.
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS DURING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
AND THE DAY AFTER.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:29 HKT ON 11.09.2016