LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SUPER TYPHOON SAOLA MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS. IT WAS HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY. WITH SAOLA
EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG, WINDS
STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY AND THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS LAST
NIGHT. SAOLA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE COAST OF
EASTERN GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW, EDGING CLOSER TO THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. THE WEATHER WILL
DETERIORATE OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. IT WILL BE WINDY
WITH FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND STORM SURGE. SEAS
WILL BE HIGH WITH SWELLS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM HAIKUI INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HAIKUI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 560 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023)

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
SIGNIFICANTLY. BECOMING GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS. UP TO
HURRICANE FORCE OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND LATER. MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER. SEAS WILL BE HIGH
WITH SWELLS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS ON SATURDAY.
SEAS WILL BE HIGH WITH SWELLS. THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:33 HKT ON 31.08.2023