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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT CONTINUED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
FINE AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON.
BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES WAS NAMED DANAS YESTERDAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR, THE WEATHER WILL STILL BE VERY
HOT OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION DANAS WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF AROUND 34 DEGREES. SOME HAZE. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL VERY HOT ON THURSDAY WITH A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT AND HAZY

(PINYIN: KURE YANXIA)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT AND HAZY

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT AND HAZY

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.07.2019