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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


THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. SHOWERS AFFECTED GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY
FINE. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
THE WEATHER THEN BECAME CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.


 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER BEIBU WAN INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HAIKOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST
SLOWLY AND LINGER OVER THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN AND THE
COAST OF WESTERN HAINAN ISLAND.
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST OF TAIWAN
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 240 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.
TROPICAL CYCLONE AMPIL WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, AMPIL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF
NANJING. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF JIANGSU.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG


 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS AND A FEW
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.


 
OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 23.07.2018

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