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

A HOT SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. IT WAS
VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES OVER THE
TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH OF JAPAN
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND WAS NAMED SEPAT
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEPAT
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OSAKA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 55 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
SKIRTING THE SOUTHERN PART OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED EARLY TO MIDWEEK
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 27.06.2019