LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY,
WHILE SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON JEBI WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, JEBI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 680 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OSAKA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 35
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS HONSHU, JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS ON WEDNESDAY. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND HOT

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING YANRE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND HOT

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND HOT

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 03.09.2018