LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS
AND ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. WINDS WERE STRONG OFFSHORE AND
ON HIGH GROUND, GUSTY AT TIMES. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL
MODERATE GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED AT ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES NORTH OF DA
NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28
AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST, GUSTY
AT TIMES.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 28 - 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 23:15 HKT ON 09.10.2017