LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE CONTINUED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WAS
VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED
AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 34.1 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON, THE
HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY, AND WAS NAMED MERBOK. MERBOK IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA, AND MAKE LANDFALL OVER GUANGDONG BETWEEN
MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 12 JUN 2017)

A FEW SHOWERS. BECOMING CLOUDY. MORE SHOWERY WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND
33 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING FRESH NORTHWESTERLIES
LATER, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AT FIRST ON
TUESDAY. REMAINING UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER

(PINYIN: SHAOHOU LEIYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:05 HKT ON 12.06.2017