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PRESS WEATHER NO. 116 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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


 
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAJIKI ARE
AFFECTING THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
MEANWHILE, THE CONTINENTAL ANTICYCLONE IS BRINGING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHERN
CHINA.


 
AT 9 A.M., KAJIKI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 990 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW MOVING,
LINGERING OVER THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF CENTRAL VIETNAM.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM LINGLING HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM. AT 9 A.M., LINGLING WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TODAY


 
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS.
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AND THERE WILL BE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS.


 
OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 09:29 HKT ON 03.09.2019

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