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PRESS WEATHER NO. 175 - 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

THE ANTICYCLONE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS. BESIDES, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS
NAMED RAI THIS MORNING. RAI MOVED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART
OF VIETNAM AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
INDOCHINA PENINSULA. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC WAS NAMED MALAKAS THIS MORNING AND
INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GRADUALLY. SUPER
TYPHOON MERANTI IS EXPECTED TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE VICINITY
OF EASTERN GUANGDONG AND FUJIAN TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE
WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE REGION DURING THE
MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AND THE DAY AFTER.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON MERANTI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 310 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT.
 
MEANWHILE, MALAKAS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1430 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SOME HAZE.
BECOMING CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
VERY HOT WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 26 AND 33
DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHWESTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS DURING THE MID-AUTUMN
FESTIVAL, WINDIER OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. SHOWERS WILL
EASE OFF GRADUALLY ON FRIDAY.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
VERY HOT WITH SHOWERS
(PINYIN: KURE YOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 2
CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SHOWERS
MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 13
CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SHOWERS
TEMPS: 26 - 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 23:28 HKT ON 13.09.2016
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