LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT MANY PLACES AND
THERE WERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND TOMORROW.

TROPICAL STORM BEBINCA INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, BEBINCA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HANOI. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM RUMBIA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210
KILOMETRES EAST OF HANGZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF ZHEJIANG AND SHANGHAI.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. SUNNY PERIODS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 16.08.2018