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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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE WEATHER WAS
VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN MANY
PLACES FELL BELOW 40 PER CENT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST DURING THE WEEKEND.
 
BESIDES, DAMREY INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, DAMREY WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HO CHI MINH
CITY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
21 AND 25 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
 
OUTLOOK : WINDIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER ON SUNDAY. BECOMING
CLOUDIER GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 04.11.2017
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