LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE HIGOS MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY AND INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY. LOCALLY, UNDER THE GRADUAL
INFLUENCE OF ITS ASSOCIATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS, OVER 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. WINDS
STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY DURING THE DAY AND THERE WERE
OCCASIONALLY GALES OFFSHORE IN THE EVENING. HIGOS IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE VICINITY OF THE COAST TO
THE WEST OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY TODAY. THE WEATHER WILL
BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020)

STRONG TO GALE FORCE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING
SOUTHEASTERLIES. WINDS WILL MODERATE LATER DURING THE DAY.
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS ON THURSDAY, EASING OFF LATER.
SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:31 HKT ON 18.08.2020