PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE ONE OR TWO ISOLATED SHOWERS AT FIRST
AND SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. A FRESH NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

 

BESIDES, TYPHOON TORAJI WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM LAST NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM YINXING WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 1 A.M., YINXING WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE COAST OF CENTRAL VIETNAM AND DISSIPATE.
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR YAP INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 1 A.M., THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 430 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF
YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 26
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS
EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

MAINLY CLOUDY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

 

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY WITH OCCASIONAL
SQUALLY SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL
BE SWELLS. WINDS WILL MODERATE AND THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:49 HKT ON 12.11.2024