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PRESS WEATHER NO. 245 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)


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


GENERAL SITUATION


THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT BROUGHT
VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE, VERY HOT AND HAZY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT 35 DEGREES.
BECAME CLOUDIER IN THE EVENING. MANGKHUT WILL EDGE CLOSER
TO THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG RAPIDLY AND POSE A SEVERE
THREAT TO THE REGION.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 16 SEP 2018)


WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY. STRONG TO GALE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING STORM FORCE SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS, HURRICANE OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. CLOUDY TO
OVERCAST. THERE WILL BE FREQUENT HEAVY RAIN, SQUALLS,
THUNDERSTORMS AND STORM SURGE. SEAS WILL BE HIGH WITH
SWELLS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 31 DEGREES
TOMORROW.


OUTLOOK : STILL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL
WEAKEN GRADUALLY LATER. SHOWERS EASING OFF IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.



WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:


SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY HEAVY RAIN

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG DAYU)


FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY HEAVY RAIN

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES


FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY HEAVY RAIN

TEMPS: 28 - 31 DEGREES


FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 14


FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13


FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 15.09.2018

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