LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND
DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
FELL TO ABOUT 60 PER CENT DURING THE DAY. THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY.
UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND THE
TROPICAL CYCLONE, THERE WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE WINDY AND SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH
WITH SWELLS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE LINFA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY. THEN IT MOVED ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF
VIETNAM AND WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST NIGHT.
IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND OVER INDO-CHINA AND DISSIPATE
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020)

MAINLY FINE. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATER AND IT WILL BECOME CLOUDY WITH
A FEW SHOWERS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH HEAVY RAIN ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS. RAIN WILL EASE OFF IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE WITH A FEW SHOWERS LATER

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: FINE WITH A FEW SHOWERS LATER

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: FINE WITH A FEW SHOWERS LATER

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:20 HKT ON 11.10.2020