PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - 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 FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND VERY
HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 33
DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY
AND TOMORROW. BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
SEAS EAST OF LUZON INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND
WAS NAMED MA-ON YESTERDAY. MA-ON IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TONIGHT, EDGING
CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. THE WEATHER WILL
BE WINDY AND SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. THE LANDFALL
POSITION AND INTENSITY OF MA-ON STILL REMAIN UNCERTAIN.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MA-ON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 280
KILOMETRES EAST OF BAGUIO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2022)

FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES.
VERY HOT WITH SOME HAZE DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH HAZE ON WEDNESDAY, AND THE WEATHER
WILL DETERIORATE LATER WITH SWELLS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN PROGRESSIVELY ON
THURSDAY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND ROUGH SEAS.

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: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

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. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 22.08.2022