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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. IT WAS MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY.
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

BESIDES, SARIKA INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, SARIKA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 16 OCT 2016)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND
LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY WITH SQUALLY
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 25 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 15.10.2016