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PRESS WEATHER NO. 147 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
AND WAS NAMED ROKE, BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
REGION.
 
AT 3 P.M., ROKE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES EAST OF
DONGSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25
KILOMETRES AND EDGE CLOSER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION EAST OF HAINAN ISLAND
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 260 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SANYA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF HAINAN ISLAND.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
 
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAINLY CLOUDY
AND A FEW SHOWERS TONIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.
 
OUTLOOK : SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF ON MONDAY. BECOMING FINE AND HOT IN
THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 15:46 HKT ON 22.07.2017
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