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

TROPICAL STORM MERBOK CROSSED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY AND INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM AT NIGHT. MERBOK THEN MADE LANDFALL OVER
MIRS PENINSULA AND WEAKENED INTO TROPICAL STORM. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND WINDS STRENGTHENED DURING
THE DAY. MERBOK IS EXPECTED TO CROSS INLAND GUANGDONG AND
WILL DISSIPATE GRADUALLY TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS
REMNANTS, THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017)

STRONG TO GALE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. BECOMING
SOUTHWESTERLIES. CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES. WINDS
WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY AND SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF LATER.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 10

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 12.06.2017