LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS AT FIRST.
IT WAS DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
SOUTHERN CHINA. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT, IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA OVER THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BESIDES, DOKSURI INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, DOKSURI
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND AND MOVE
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF VIETNAM.
 
TALIM INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TALIM WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 740 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT OVER THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS 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 23:29 HKT ON 14.09.2017