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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TODAY. WITH THE STRENGTHENING OF
THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA MIDWEEK THIS
WEEK, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, CHABA INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY
MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CHABA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 460
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 3 OCT 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WILL BE MORE FREQUENT IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 02.10.2016