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

SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER LANTAU ISLAND AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER WILL STILL BE
RELATIVELY UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE LUZON STRAIT INTENSIFIED
INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY MORNING AND WAS NAMED
GUCHOL. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GUCHOL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 70
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE TAIWAN STRAIT AND THE COAST OF
FUJIAN AND WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY LATER.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. MAINLY FINE DURING
THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 06.09.2017