PRESS WEATHER NO. 154 - 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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND HOT WEATHER
TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY FINE AND HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE
TO 32 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. WITH THE ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT WEAKENING, THERE WILL BE SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN CHINA
IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE JEBI WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE
TYPHOON INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. JEBI MOVED ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF SHIKOKU TO HONSHU OF JAPAN AND THEN INTO THE
SEA OF JAPAN DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND
31 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 04.09.2018