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PRESS WEATHER NO. 189 - 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


AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA WHILE
SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS. THERE WERE OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
IN MANY PLACES. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY
AND TOMORROW.


BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE VICINITY TO THE EAST OF TAIWAN
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 840 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019)


ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. BECOMING FINE
AND HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.


OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.



WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:


SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING FINE

(PINYIN: JIANZHUAN TIANQING)


FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOMING FINE

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES


FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BECOMING FINE

TEMPS: 26 - 32 DEGREES


FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6


FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6


FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 18.09.2019

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