LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

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.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 13.06.2017