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PRESS WEATHER NO. 163 - 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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE. VERY DRY DURING
THE DAY WITH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES ONCE
FELL TO 30 PER CENT OR BELOW. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING MAINLY FINE AND DRY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.


BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON YUTU WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, YUTU WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 380 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS LUZON.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2018)


IT WILL BE FINE. RELATIVELY COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 22 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND APPRECIABLY LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND.


OUTLOOK : RELATIVELY COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT AND
VERY DRY DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. WINDY IN THE MIDDLE
TO LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.



WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:


SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)


FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES


FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 22 - 29 DEGREES


FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6


FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6


FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 29.10.2018

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