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PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY
ROSE TO AROUND 29 DEGREES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE FINE OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA WITH RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DAY AND NIGHT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
 
BESIDES, LAN INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM INTO
A TYPHOON LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LAN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1370 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY
PROGRESSIVELY.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
 
MAINLY FINE. DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 23 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES.
 
OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS WITH
RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT. SLIGHTLY COOLER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 19.10.2017
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