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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


UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUBSIDING AIR OF TROPICAL
CYCLONE AMPIL, THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER BEIBU WAN
BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS OVER
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PARTS OF THIS
WEEK.


 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR LUZON INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES NORTH
OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 25
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT.
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AMPIL WAS CENTRED ABOUT
410 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE EAST CHINA SEA TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF ZHEJIANG TO
JIANGSU.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG


 
MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 33 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
LIGHT WINDS.


 
OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 22.07.2018

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