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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND DRY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
FINE AND DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY
GENERALLY FELL TO ABOUT 50 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND
DRY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WILL BE RATHER LARGE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE KONG-REY INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY
FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, KONG-REY WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1550 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018)

MAINLY FINE. DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. DRY DURING
THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 25 - 31 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 23:45 HKT ON 30.09.2018