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PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE WEATHER WAS HOT
DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY
STAYED AROUND 60 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CONTINENTAL
AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND DRY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.
 
BESIDES, MALAKAS WEAKENED FROM SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MALAKAS WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF JAPAN.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
 
MAINLY FINE. DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS,
BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEASTERLIES WITH ONE OR TWO ISOLATED
SHOWERS LATER.
 
OUTLOOK : CLOUDIER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 19.09.2016
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