LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL STORM OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA WAS NAMED BEBINCA YESTERDAY, AND BROUGHT
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS. A FEW
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY. BEBINCA IS EXPECTED TO LINGER AROUND THE
SEAS OFF THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG TODAY, BRINGING
HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. IT
WILL THEN MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA
AND BEIBU WAN. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE ROUGH SEAS AND SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 13.08.2018