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PRESS WEATHER NO. 116 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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


 
SHOWERS ARE AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.


 
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR TAIWAN HAS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. AT NOON, THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 50 KILOMETRES NORTH
OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AND LINGER
AROUND TAIWAN.
 
MEANWHILE, TYPHOON CIMARON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES
EAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 32
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS JAPAN.
 
TYPHOON SOULIK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF JEJU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
KOREAN PENINSULA.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT


 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT
WINDS.


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


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 13:45 HKT ON 23.08.2018

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