LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

SARIKA MOVED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA, AND INTENSIFIED FROM A TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. THE OUTER RAINBAND AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS
YESTERDAY MORNING AND BECAME CLOUDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY
SHOWERS LATER. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF SARIKA AND THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST. BESIDES, HAIMA INTENSIFIED FROM
A SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A SUPER TYPHOON YESTERDAY. IT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE NORTHERN
PART OF LUZON TODAY AND TOMORROW.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY GALE FORCE
OFFSHORE AT FIRST. CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH RAIN AND
SQUALLS. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 26 DEGREES. THERE WILL BE ROUGH SEAS
AND SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : RAIN WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND SQUALLS AGAIN
TOWARDS WEEKEND.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 18.10.2016