LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE
LUZON STRAIT INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON AND THE TROPICAL CYCLONE, IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH
RAIN OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS DURING THE WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
LUZON STRAIT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 690 KILOMETRES EAST OF
DONGSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 32 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND ONE OR TWO DEGREES HIGHER OVER THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON FRIDAY. WINDIER WITH A FEW
RAIN PATCHES OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 05.10.2016