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PRESS WEATHER NO. 080 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
 
SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COAST. LOCALLY, OVER
10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES THIS MORNING.
 
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KHANUN HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM. AT 8 A.M., KHANUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 50 KILOMETRES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF HAIKOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU
WAN AND WEAKEN.
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210
KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY
 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 28
DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.
 
OUTLOOK : WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:45 HKT ON 16.10.2017
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