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PRESS WEATHER NO. 149 - 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

A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM CONTINUED TO AFFECT GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM GRADUALLY AFFECTED THE
COASTAL AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
FINE. THE WEATHER WAS HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THERE
WERE A FEW SHOWERS AT NIGHT. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.

BESIDES, MALAKAS INTENSIFIED FROM A TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MALAKAS
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 60 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST OR EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 32
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.


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: 25 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 11
CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS
TEMPS: 25 - 31 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 23:15 HKT ON 19.09.2016
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