PRESS WEATHER NO. 078 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS BRINGING MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA.

 

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON HAS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM. AT NOON, THE TROPICAL
STORM WAS CENTRED ABOUT 380 KILOMETRES EAST OF BAGUIO. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION TOWARDS THE LUZON STRAIT AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

 

MAINLY FINE. VERY HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH HAZE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE WITH SWELLS ON WEDNESDAY.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY ON THURSDAY WITH HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND ROUGH SEAS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:58 HKT ON 22.08.2022