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

TROPICAL CYCLONE MEGI CROSSED TAIWAN STRAIT AND MADE
LANDFALL NEAR QUANZHOU OF FUJIAN YESTERDAY. IT WEAKENED
FROM A TYPHOON INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION GRADUALLY. THE
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH MEGI COVERED EASTERN GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AT FIRST AND BECAME CLOUDY
DURING THE DAY. MEGI IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE
GRADUALLY, BUT ITS REMNANTS WILL BRING SHOWERS TO GUANGDONG
TODAY. MEANWHILE, A NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL AFFECT THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MEGI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 420
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
INLAND AREAS OF FUJIAN AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. IT WILL BECOME COOLER.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM ABOUT 29 DEGREES AT FIRST TO
AROUND 24 DEGREES AT NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING COOLER

(PINYIN: TIANQI ZHUANLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: BECOMING COOLER

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: BECOMING COOLER

TEMPS: 24 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.09.2016