LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE BEBINCA AFFECTED
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.
BEBINCA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU
PENINSULA AND BEIBU WAN TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE WILL
STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BEBINCA WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, BEBINCA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 50 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ZHANJIANG.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS LEIZHOU PENINSULA AND ENTER
BEIBU WAN.
 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE RYUKYU ISLANDS GRADUALLY
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED RUMBIA
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, RUMBIA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
510 KILOMETRES EAST OF HANGZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
EAST CHINA SEA.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE LEEPI WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS SOUTH OF KOREAN PENINSULA
YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 23:16 HKT ON 15.08.2018