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PRESS WEATHER NO. 354 - 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

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR SKIRTED PAST THE SOUTHWEST OF
HONG KONG AT ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES YESTERDAY MORNING. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF PAKHAR'S CIRCULATION, WINDS ONCE REACHED
STORM FORCE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF HONG KONG. PAKHAR ALSO
BROUGHT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
TERRITORY. MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 150
MILLIMETRES OVER THE URBAN AREAS AND NEW TERRITORIES EAST
YESTERDAY. PAKHAR MADE LANDFALL OVER TAISHAN OF GUANGDONG,
MOVED INLAND AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
GRADUALLY. AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO
BRING SQUALLY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017)

CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AND THERE WILL BE SWELLS AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : WEATHER IMPROVING WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

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

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 7
CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS
MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 8
CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS
TEMPS: 25 - 28 DEGREES

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

FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 27.08.2017
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