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 CONTINUED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. A SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM WILL START TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND
GRADUALLY BECOME ACTIVE MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE AND THERE WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BAVI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 290 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 24 AUG 2020)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY.
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AND THERE WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 23.08.2020