PRESS WEATHER NO. 163 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE
WEATHER WAS DRY DURING THE DAY. A CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY TODAY
AND TOMORROW, BRINGING GENERALLY FINE AND HOT WEATHER TO
THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON MEGI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 920
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN AND CONTINUE
TO INTENSIFY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016)

MAINLY FINE. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS LATER. HOT WITH
TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT ON TUESDAY. SHOWERY
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 25.09.2016