PRESS WEATHER NO. 072 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IS
MODERATING GRADUALLY.

 

TROPICAL STORM SON-TINH HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION. AT 10 A.M., SON-TINH WAS CENTRED ABOUT 240
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HA NOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
INLAND OF THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION AMPIL HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM. AT 10 A.M., AMPIL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 750
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHEAST SLOWLY AT FIRST, AND THEN MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST LATER AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR,
TOWARDS THE SEAS NEAR THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY

 

HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM AT FIRST. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

 

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

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 10:10 HKT ON 19.07.2018