PRESS WEATHER NO. 149 - 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

THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH
A FEW RAIN PATCHES. TWO TO THREE MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PLACES. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
AFFECTING INLAND GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHWARDS
GRADUALLY AND BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COASTAL AREAS
TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM SURIGAE INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SURIGAE
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1680 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS
EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE FREQUENT
LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21 AND 24 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY ON SATURDAY WITH MORE FREQUENT
SHOWERS AT FIRST. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE EARLY TO MIDWEEK
NEXT WEEK AND IT WILL BE DRY DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MORE SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU JIAO DUO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: MORE SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MORE SHOWERS

TEMPS: 21 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 15.04.2021