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 COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS. THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MORE
THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED
OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50
MILLIMETRES OVER KOWLOON EAST AND TSEUNG KWAN O. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER
THE REGION. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE AND THE WEATHER WILL BE DRY OVER
THE REGION TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BESIDES, LAN INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LAN
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 650 KILOMETRES WEST OF YAP. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY AT FIRST, AND THEN MOVE NORTHWARDS
LATER ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY
PROGRESSIVELY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WILL BE ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT
FIRST. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 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 17.10.2017