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 COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT. IT WAS DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON, FINE
WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON LAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1010
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY PROGRESSIVELY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017)

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

OUTLOOK : REMAINING FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT 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. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

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 23:15 HKT ON 19.10.2017