LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY AND DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 60 PER CENT
IN THE AFTERNOON. THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY
AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, LAN INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LAN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 540 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 22 OCT 2017)

IT WILL BE FINE. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 21 DEGREES. VERY
DRY DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
27 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT ON MONDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 21 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 4

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 21.10.2017