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
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE.
THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER
WILL CONTINUE TO BE FINE AND VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS
INTENSIFYING. A TROPICAL CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE FORMING.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF LUZON STRAIT
INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND
WAS NAMED JANGMI. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, JANGMI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF JEJU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH AT ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA
SEA TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 10 AUG 2020)

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT ON TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 09.08.2020