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PRESS WEATHER NO. 230 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE MAWAR INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL STORM
INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND LINGERED OVER
THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. ITS
ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, IT WAS HAZY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS. THERE WERE
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER LANTAU ISLAND. MAWAR IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG. THERE WILL
STILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 3 SEP 2017)

CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, BECOMING FRESH SOUTHWESTERLIES, STRONG
OFFSHORE. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS ON MONDAY.
THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 6
CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 8
CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TEMPS: 26 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 02.09.2017
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