PRESS WEATHER NO. 164 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND VERY
HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR
ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE FINE
AND VERY HOT OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY. A
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO
GUANGDONG IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVED TOWARDS THE NORTH OF
LUZON. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020)

FINE AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 29 AND
34 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 29 - 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 23:17 HKT ON 13.07.2020