LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SUPER TYPHOON SAOLA EDGED CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY AND MOVED ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY AT NIGHT. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SQUALLY SHOWERS. WINDS STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY AND SHOWERS
BECAME MORE FREQUENT, OVER 80 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. WINDS REACHED
HURRICANE FORCE OVER MANY PLACES AT NIGHT. THE RAINBANDS
ASSOCIATED WITH SAOLA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER
THE REGION. SEAS WILL BE HIGH WITH SWELLS.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HAIKUI INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HAIKUI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 2 SEP 2023)

STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING EAST
TO SOUTHEASTERLIES. WINDS WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY LATER.
CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS,
THUNDERSTORMS AND STORM SURGE. SEAS WILL BE PHENOMENAL WITH
SWELLS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF ON SUNDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS
AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 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 23:26 HKT ON 01.09.2023