PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 11.11.2024
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
SUPER TYPHOON YINXING WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
AND MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED SHOWERS ALSO AFFECTED THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG. BESIDES, THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY.
THERE WERE A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AT FIRST. WITH YINXING
DEPARTING FROM THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND WEAKENING
GRADUALLY TODAY, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE REGION
TODAY AND TOMORROW.
AT 1 A.M., YINXING WAS CENTRED ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES NORTH
OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND
AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
TROPICAL STORM TORAJI INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY.
AT 1 A.M., TORAJI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF LUZON. TORAJI WILL THEN ENTER THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, MOVING TOWARDS THE
COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG. HOWEVER, THERE ARE
UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.
OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS ON TUESDAY. WEATHER WILL BE
UNSETTLED IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE WINDY
WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 11.11.2024