LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS
BROUGHT RAINY WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR
TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. A CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,
BRINGING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM MEGI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 760 KILOMETRES NORTH OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 24 SEP 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 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 23:45 HKT ON 23.09.2016