PRESS WEATHER NO. 177 - 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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM,
LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY MORNING. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER EASTERN NEW TERRITORIES. IT WAS
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY, TEMPERATURES
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE KROSA INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, KROSA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1140 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF
KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST ON
TUESDAY. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS ON WEDNESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL THUNDERY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU LEIYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL THUNDERY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL THUNDERY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 11.08.2019