LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF TROPICAL STORM SON-TINH BROUGHT
SQUALLY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40
MILLIMETRES OVER NEW TERRITORIES EAST AND HONG KONG ISLAND.
AS SON-TINH MOVED AWAY FROM HONG KONG, THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. BUT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, IT WAS STILL WINDY. A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM SON-TINH WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 250 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HA NOI. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU WAN
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED
INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND WAS NAMED AS AMPIL
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, AMPIL WAS CENTRED ABOUT
790 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE SLOWLY AND LINGER OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:17 HKT ON 18.07.2018