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PRESS WEATHER NO. 306 - 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

TROPICAL CYCLONE HAIMA WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON INTO
A TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING. IT MADE LANDFALL NEAR SHANTOU
IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN MOVED INLAND AND WEAKENED GRADUALLY
INTO A TROPICAL STORM. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HAIMA,
LOCALLY, IT WAS OVERCAST WITH SQUALLS AND HEAVY RAIN. WINDS
IN THE MANY PLACES REACHED GALE FORCE. MORE THAN 70
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED GENERALLY OVER THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER
THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, KOWLOON CITY AND
WONG TAI SIN. WITH HAIMA MOVING FURTHER INLAND, THE WEATHER
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG WILL IMPROVE TODAY AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HAIMA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 420
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANCHANG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR INTO INLAND AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 22 OCT 2016)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AT FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS
(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 2
CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS
MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 11
CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS
TEMPS: 26 - 30 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 23:19 HKT ON 21.10.2016
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