PRESS WEATHER NO. 209 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. T WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THERE WERE OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING
BROUGHT MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL IN MANY PLACES
OVER THE TERRITORY, RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 20 MILLIMETRES
OVER TUEN MUN AND KWUN TONG. SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR TAIWAN INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AND
LINGER AROUND TAIWAN.
 
BESIDES, CIMARON WEAKEN FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CIMARON WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 80 KILOMETRES WEST OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS JAPAN.
 
SOULIK WEAKENED FROM A TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SOULIK WAS CENTRED ABOUT
230 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF SEOUL. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE KOREAN
PENINSULA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31
DEGREES. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS.

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

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:35 HKT ON 23.08.2018