PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG
LAST NIGHT. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM
RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS. IT BECAME CLOUDY
WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE
MAINLY FINE AND DRY OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS AND IT WILL BE COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON YUTU WAS CENTRED ABOUT
1740 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST
AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 27 OCT 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 22 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:59 HKT ON 27.10.2018