LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE COVERED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE
WEATHER WAS WARM AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES STAYED AROUND 60 PER CENT IN THE
AFTERNOON. UNDER THE DOMINANCE OF THE UPPER-AIR
ANTICYCLONE, IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL ALSO BE RATHER WARM
DURING THE DAY.

BESIDES, JELAWAT INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY FROM A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM INTO A SUPER TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, JELAWAT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 710 KILOMETRES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT
ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 31 MAR 2018)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 21
DEGREES. DRY AND WARM DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, WARM
DURING THE DAY.

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: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 21 - 27 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 23:45 HKT ON 30.03.2018