PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE LOCAL
WEATHER WAS FINE AND DRY YESTERDAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO ABOUT 50 PER CENT
DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE
GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. BESIDES, THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. THERE
WILL BE CHANCE OF ANOTHER TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION OVER
CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA EARLY THIS
WEEK, WITH UNCERTAINTIES IN MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY. THE
ASSOCIATED HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. MEANWHILE, UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY OVER
THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 440
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM WAS CENTRED ABOUT
410 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 11 OCT 2020)

MAINLY FINE. DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS ON MONDAY WITH WINDS STRENGTHENING
AT NIGHT. HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 24 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 4

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 10.10.2020