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 AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 60 PER CENT IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM,
THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY DRY OVER THE REGION IN THE MIDDLE
AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK, AND THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE WILL BE RATHER LARGE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE KONG-REY INTENSIFIED
PROGRESSIVELY FROM A TYPHOON INTO A SUPER TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KONG-REY WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1210 KILOMETRES SOUTH-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 (TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018)

MAINLY FINE. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. IT WILL BE
DRY DURING THE DAY. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WILL BE
RATHER LARGE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER
PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

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: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 01.10.2018