Hong Kong's Observatory is watching a broad area of low pressure expected to form over the central South China Sea later this week, with an AI forecasting model suggesting it could develop into a tropical cyclone passing within 400 kilometres of the city by Saturday.

According to the FengWu AI model, displayed on the Observatory's Earth Weather platform, the low-pressure system is projected to begin forming in the Bashi Channel on Friday.

By Saturday,........

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