LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE ANTICYCLONE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY
YESTERDAY, BRINGING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE REGION.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE
WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER
MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES. THE ANTICYCLONE WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY.

MERANTI INTENSIFIED FROM A TYPHOON INTO A SUPER TYPHOON
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MERANTI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 850 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON
TO TAIWAN. 
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. ONE OR TWO
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT ON WEDNESDAY. WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS
DURING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AND THE DAY AFTER.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 27 - 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 23:22 HKT ON 12.09.2016