LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE MANGKHUT EDGED CLOSE TO THE COASTAL AREAS
OF WESTERN GUANGDONG RAPIDLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS ADVERSE WITH FREQUENT HEAVY RAIN AND STORM
SURGE. MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY
RECORDED OVER HONG KONG, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 200
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. MANGKHUT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE INLAND AREA OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND
WEAKEN GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE ASSOCIATED
RAINBAND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018)

GALE TO STORM FORCE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT FIRST. WINDS
WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY AND BECOME FRESH TO STRONG. CLOUDY TO
OVERCAST. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS,
THUNDERSTORMS AND SWELLS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH TO HIGH AT
FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS EASING OFF GRADUALLY AND WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 28 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 23:18 HKT ON 16.09.2018