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PRESS WEATHER NO. 044 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
 
THE CLOUD BAND ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE MERANTI IS
COVERING EASTERN GUANGDONG.
 
AT 4 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON MERANTI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 500
KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR, TOWARDS INLAND FUJIAN AND WEAKENING FURTHER.
 
MEANWHILE, TYPHOON MALAKAS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1050
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 24 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY
 
MAINLY CLOUDY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THERE WILL BE
A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.
 
OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 04:35 HKT ON 15.09.2016
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