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

A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS. MORE
THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO AROUND 33 DEGREES
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
AREAS TODAY.

BESIDES, DOKSURI INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, DOKSURI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 250 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN HAINAN ISLAND
AND VIETNAM AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, TALIM INTENSIFIED FROM A TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TALIM WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 820 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. MAINLY FINE OVER THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 23:45 HKT ON 13.09.2017