LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE.
VISIBILITY OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY WAS RATHER LOW IN
THE AFTERNOON.

BESIDES, HAIKUI INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INTO
A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HAIKUI
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES EAST OF XISHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
 
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY
TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE
MONSOON AND HAIKUI, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH RAIN OVER THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 11 NOV 2017)

CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. MAINLY FINE
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 28
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.

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: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 23 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:20 HKT ON 10.11.2017