LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE WEATHER WAS DRY
DURING THE DAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE SAOLA INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL
STORM INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, SAOLA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1220 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017)

IT WILL BE FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 23 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. SLIGHTLY
COOLER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 23 - 28 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 25.10.2017