LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE WEATHER WAS HOT
DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY
STAYED AROUND 60 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CONTINENTAL
AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND DRY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

BESIDES, MALAKAS WEAKENED FROM SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MALAKAS WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016)

MAINLY FINE. DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS,
BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEASTERLIES WITH ONE OR TWO ISOLATED
SHOWERS LATER.

OUTLOOK : 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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 18.09.2016