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PRESS WEATHER NO. 018 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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


 
A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.


 
AT 2 A.M., TROPICAL STORM RUMBIA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 240
KILOMETRES WEST OF NANJING. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
INLAND AREAS OF ANHUI AND HENAN, AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
 
BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM SOULIK HAS INTENSIFIED INTO
A TYPHOON. AT 2 A.M., SOULIK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 180
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY


 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.


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


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:51 HKT ON 18.08.2018

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