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 SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. A REPLENISHMENT OF
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST TODAY.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WEST OF THE PHILIPPINES
INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY WAS NAMED DAMREY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, DAMREY
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES NORTH OF NANSHA DAO. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
 
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS SOUTH OF VIETNAM
WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE YESTERDAY MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017)

IT WILL BE FINE AT FIRST. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN
PATCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21 AND 25 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: JIANZHUAN DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 21 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 02.11.2017