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PRESS WEATHER NO. 198 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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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

A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF EASTERN
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS AND OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. A
DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM WILL BRING FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.
 
TROPICAL CYCLONE KHANUN WEAKENED FROM A TYPHOON INTO AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM GRADUALLY
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED LAN. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LAN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 410 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF YAP. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY
PROGRESSIVELY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS AT FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 28
DEGREES. FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE
AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 2
CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 11
CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
TEMPS: 24 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.10.2017
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