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 THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THERE
WERE CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

BESIDES, SARIKA INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY FROM A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, SARIKA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES
EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS LUZON. 
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER SOUTHERN LAOS WEAKENED INTO AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 15 OCT 2016)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON SUNDAY. BECOMING CLOUDY ON MONDAY.
WINDIER WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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 23:18 HKT ON 14.10.2016