LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS WITH ONE OR
TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA WILL BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
REGION.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED SARIKA. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
SARIKA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 790 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS LUZON.
 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND ALSO
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT
70 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS VIETNAM
AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY AFTER LANDFALL.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016)

CLOUDY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
25 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
WINDIER WITH RAIN MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 25 - 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 23:24 HKT ON 13.10.2016