PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.
VISIBILITY WAS RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE
VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND CONTINUE TO BRING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE REGION.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 80 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF TAINAN.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES.
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON SATURDAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE
UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 14.06.2018