LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE KHANUN EDGED CLOSER TO THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST YESTERDAY AND INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO
A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM, THE OBSERVATORY ISSUED THE NO. 1
STANDBY SIGNAL YESTERDAY MORNING. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT
OF KHANUN AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, WINDS STRENGTHENED
GRADUALLY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES LAST NIGHT AND THE
OBSERVATORY ISSUED THE NO. 3 STRONG WIND SIGNAL. KHANUN
FURTHER INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON LAST NIGHT. KHANUN IS
EXPECTED TO CROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND INTENSIFY TODAY AND TOMORROW, MOVING IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA TO HAINAN ISLAND. IT WILL BE
WINDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY GALES OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLIES LATER. CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21 AND 25 DEGREES.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AT FIRST ON
MONDAY. WEATHER WILL IMPROVE MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 15.10.2017