LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A RELATIVELY DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, THE CLOUD BAND
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE MERANTI COVERED EASTERN
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS DRY AND HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS.
THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, MERANTI WEAKENED GRADUALLY FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON
INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WHILE MALAKAS INTENSIFIED FROM A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, MERANTI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF NANCHANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT
ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR, CONTINUE TO ENTER INLAND AND
FURTHER WEAKEN.
 
MEANWHILE, MALAKAS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 830 KILOMETRES SOUTH
OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 24 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016)

CLOUDY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS AT FIRST. HOT AND DRY
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT
WILL BE DRY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:34 HKT ON 15.09.2016