PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - 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 AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS AND ISOLATED
SHOWERS. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION GAEMI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 290 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 16 JUN 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. BECOMING BRIGHTER
AND HOT MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 15.06.2018