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THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1993

AN OUTBREAK OF HEAVIER RAIN ON THE EVENING OF APRIL 7 WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS VEERED TO EASTERLY ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 8.

WITH FURTHER REPLENISHMENTS OF THE NORTHEAST WINDS AND RELATIVELY COOL WEATHER WERE

MAINTAINED

MONSOON, FRESH TILL APRIL 13.

MEANWHILE, DRIER AIR OF CONTINENTAL ORIGIN CONTINUED TO SPRRAD TOWARDS THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS, BRINGING FINE AND SUNNY WEATHER FROM APRIL 12 TO 16.

THE WEATHER TURNED CLOUDY AND MISTY WITH FREQUENT LIGHT RAIN ON APRIL 17 AS EASTERLY WINDS FRESHENED IN THE MORNING.

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AFTER AN OUTBREAK OF HEAVIER RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ON APRIL RAIN STARTED TO EASE OFF LATER IN THE DAY.

CLOUDS AND MIST ON APRIL 19 THICKENED INTO WIDESPREAD FOG THE NEXT MORNING. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

FOUR CASES OF MINOR FLOODING WERE REPORTED DURING THE DOWNPOUR. AFTER A LULL THAT NIGHT, RAIN CLOUDS BECAME ACTIVE AGAIN ON APRIL

21, LEADING TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM DAYBREAK TILL LATE AFTERNOON.

OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS, THE INCREASINGLY ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON BROUGHT SOME SHOWERS IN THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY BUT ALSO WARMER AND BRIGHTER WEATHER LATER IN THE DAY.

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WITH WINDS TURNING SOUTHEASTERLY EARLY ON APRIL 25 FOGGY WEATHER AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS AND OFFSHORE WATERS. POOR VISIBILITY WAS BLAMED FOR THE COLLISION BETWEEN A CATAMARAN AND A FISHING BOAT OFF TSING YI ISLAND.

THE WARMING TREND CONTINUED AS TEMPERATURES MONTH'S HIGHEST OF 29.8 DEGREES ON APRIL 25.

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THE BALMY WEATHER SOON CAME TO AN END AS A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM ARRIVED LATE IN THE AFTERNOON ON APRIL 25. BETWEEN MIDDAY AND MIDNIGHT, THERE WAS A TEMPERATURE DROP OF NEARLY 10 DEGREES.

RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVING WITH THE EASTERLY SURGE PERSISTED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

AFTER THE MODERATION OF THE EASTERLIES THE NEXT DAY, WINDS GRADUALLY TURNED SOUTHERLY.

APART FROM ONE FINE DAY ON APRIL 28, THE WEATHER TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH WAS MOSTLY CLOUDY AND HUMID WITH MORNING OR EVENING FOG PATCHES OFFSHORE.

CONDITIONS ALSO BECAME MORE UNSETTLED WITH RAIN DEVELOPING ON THE NIGHT OF APRIL 29,

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WAS WIDESPREAD IN THE VICINITY OF HONG KONG AND LIGHTNING FLASHES LIGHTED UP THE NIGHT SKY WITH STORM

CLOUDS.

MENACING

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