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PRESS WEATHER NO. 167 - 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 GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT
WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES IN MANY
PLACES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE, THE WEATHER WILL
STILL BE FINE AND VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON HAD INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND WAS
NAMED HATO YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HATO WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 690 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS LUZON STRAIT AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM SOME HAZE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 29 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT
(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 1
CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT
MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 13
CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT
TEMPS: 29 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 20.08.2017
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