PRESS WEATHER NO. 171 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST (CORRECTION)

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 167

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY AT FIRST AND BECAME FINE DURING THE DAY. THE
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM GAEMI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 920 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OSAKA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND EVOLVE INTO AN
EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 17 JUN 2018)

MAINLY FINE. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WILL
BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS ON TUEN NG FESTIVAL. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

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. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:24 HKT ON 16.06.2018