LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
RAIN. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY YESTERDAY MORNING, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG ISLAND. THERE
WERE BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. BESIDES, MALAKAS WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON
INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GRADUALLY YESTERDAY, AND
BECAME AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE LAST NIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS ON THURSDAY. A FEW RAIN PATCHES
LATER THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: YOU JIZHEN YU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 20.09.2016