LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BROUGHT A STRONG EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AT FIRST.
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR LUZON INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
WESTWARDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
RAPIDLY AND TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF WESTERN GUANGDONG AND
HAINAN ISLAND TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR LUZON
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 490 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 38 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT AND ENTER THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS.
MORE SHOWERS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRENGTHENING
GRADUALLY LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY AND WINDS WILL MODERATE
LATER. SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 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 23:28 HKT ON 16.07.2018