LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE
WEATHER WAS DRY AND HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER
MANY PLACES ROSE TO 32 DEGREES OR ABOVE . THE CONTINENTAL
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND DRY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 18 SEP 2016)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. DRY AND HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
NORTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY ON MONDAY. CLOUDIER 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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 17.09.2016