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

A CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS HAZY WITH SUNNY PERIODS. THUNDERY SHOWERS
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES BROUGHT MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO SAI KUNG, TUEN MUN AND LANTAU
ISLAND IN THE EVENING. BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS NAMED
MAWAR YESTERDAY MORNING, AND INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY NIGHT. MAWAR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF EASTERN GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.
WEATHER OVER THE REGION WILL BECOME UNSETTLED WITH HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MAWAR WAS CENTRED ABOUT 180
KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF DONGSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 2 SEP 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. HAZY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
LATER. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY TUUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY TUUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY TUUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 01.09.2017