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PRESS WEATHER NO. 171 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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


 
THE OUTER THUNDERY RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
LUPIT ARE AFFECTING THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.


 
AT 4 P.M., LUPIT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST
OF XIAMEN. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY ACROSS THE
COASTAL AREAS OF EASTERN GUANGDONG AND FUJIAN.
 
MEANWHILE, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE RYUKYU ISLANDS
HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND WAS NAMED
MIRINAE. MIRINAE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS
SOUTH OF JAPAN.


 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW


 
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS.


 
OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS
ON SUNDAY.


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 18:45 HKT ON 05.08.2021

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