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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY
ROSE TO AROUND 29 DEGREES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE FINE OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA WITH RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DAY AND NIGHT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

BESIDES, LAN INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM INTO
A TYPHOON LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LAN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1370 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY
PROGRESSIVELY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017)

MAINLY FINE. DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 23 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS WITH
RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT. SLIGHTLY COOLER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 23 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 18.10.2017