PRESS WEATHER NO. 290 - 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

SUPER TYPHOON YAGI MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. ITS GALE WINDS AFFECTED THE
TERRITORY AND THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AT
NIGHT. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY YESTERDAY. IT
WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY AND WINDS
STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY. THERE WERE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AT
NIGHT. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES. TROPICAL CYCLONE YAGI IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU
PENINSULA TO HAINAN ISLAND TODAY. UNDER ITS INFLUENCE, IT
WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH
SWELLS. WITH YAGI DEPARTING AND WEAKENING, SHOWERS WILL
EASE OFF GRADUALLY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024)

STRONG TO GALE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
REACHING STORM FORCE OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND, BECOMING
SOUTHEASTERLIES. CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SEAS WILL BE
VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26
AND 29 DEGREES. WINDS WILL WEAKEN LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY BUT THE WEATHER
WILL STILL BE UNSETTLED ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES AT FIRST. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. SHOWERS
WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:24 HKT ON 05.09.2024