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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS
AND IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR YAP INTENSIFIED INTO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 380
KILOMETRES NORTH OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 19 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE AND DRY
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 24
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY IN
THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 19 - 24 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 23:45 HKT ON 02.11.2016