PRESS WEATHER NO. 197 - 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 BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS
35.0 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR.
 
BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
AND WAS NAMED NURI YESTERDAY. NURI IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY, AND WILL EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG WILL DETERIORATE GRADUALLY DURING THE WEEKEND. IT
WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 13 JUN 2020)

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. IT WILL BE
VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 33
DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, STRENGTHENING LATER.
THERE WILL ALSO BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS
NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 12.06.2020