PRESS WEATHER NO. 199 - 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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM BAILU, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH HAZE IN HONG
KONG YESTERDAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OVER PARTS OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES EXCEEDED 36 DEGREES. BAILU IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY. IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 25 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON MONDAY. VERY HOT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 24.08.2019