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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE
WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES
RISING TO AROUND 33 DEGREES IN MANY PLACES. BESIDES, THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY. IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLER WEATHER TO THE
REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES
DEVELOPED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY MORNING, AND
THEN INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AT NIGHT AND WAS
NAMED KHANUN. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KHANUN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF LUZON, ENTER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017)

CLOUDY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SOME RAIN LATER ON SATURDAY. WEATHER
DETERIORATING WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 12.10.2017