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PRESS WEATHER NO. 240 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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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 BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE
SOUTHEASTERN PART OF CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE A
FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. IT WAS VERY HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA HAD
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR LUZON ENTERED THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, INTENSIFIED INTO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND WAS NAMED ROKE. ROKE IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE TOWARDS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND BRING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 23 JUL 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING NORTH
TO NORTHWEST, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE. BECOMING
SOUTHWEST AT NIGHT. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF ON MONDAY. BECOMING FINE
AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS
(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 7
CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS
MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 8
CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS
TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 6

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 22.07.2017
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