LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY AND DRY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO 50 PER
CENT OR BELOW DURING THE DAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE
REGION.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY, AND
WAS NAMED SAOLA. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SAOLA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1790 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017)

IT WILL BE FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 22 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 27 DEGREES. MODERATE TO
FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 22 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 24.10.2017