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 WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT.
TEMPERATURES IN MANY PLACES ROSE TO 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN
THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, HATO INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. HATO IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
TODAY AND MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF
EASTERN GUANGDONG, BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
ON WEDNESDAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HATO WAS CENTRED ABOUT 340
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017)

MAINLY FINE AND HAZY AT FIRST. VERY HOT WITH TEMPERATURES
RANGING BETWEEN 28 AND 34 DEGREES. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO
MODERATE WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS ON
WEDNESDAY. STILL SHOWERY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH SHOWERS LATER

(PINYIN: KURE JIANZHUAN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SHOWERS LATER

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SHOWERS LATER

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 21.08.2017