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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 BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TODAY. WITH THE STRENGTHENING OF
THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA MIDWEEK THIS
WEEK, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE REGION.
 
BESIDES, CHABA INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY
MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CHABA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 460
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WILL BE MORE FREQUENT IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.
 
OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 03.10.2016
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