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PRESS WEATHER NO. 098 - 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 AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES THIS
MORNING, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER
KOWLOON WEST, TSUEN WAN AND LANTAU ISLAND.


 
AT 8 A.M., SEVERE TYPHOON SOULIK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1120
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY


 
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY AT FIRST. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 29 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.


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


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 08:45 HKT ON 19.08.2018

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