LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
SEAS SOUTH OF HONG KONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
OVER SOUTHERN CHINA WILL BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
THE REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, CHABA WEAKENED FROM A SUPER TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CHABA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 370 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NAGASAKI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA, IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF KOREAN PENINSULA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES.
MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS ON THURSDAY. MORE SHOWERY TOWARDS
THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 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 04.10.2016