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PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, IT WAS
GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE PHILIPPINES BROUGHT UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND HOT
APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TOMORROW.
 
BESIDES, TALIM INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY FROM A TROPICAL STORM
INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TALIM WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1360 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF TAIWAN AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
 
MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. IT WILL BE HOT DURING
THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT WINDS.
 
OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 12.09.2017
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