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 GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY AND DRY DURING THE
DAY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY
WAS 18.1 DEGREES IN THE MORNING, THE LOWEST SO FAR SINCE
THIS AUTUMN. THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER
THE REGION.

USAGI INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL
STORM USAGI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES EAST OF HO CHI
MINH CITY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT
ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PART OF
VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, TYPHOON MAN-YI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1080 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 24 NOV 2018)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 19
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING CLOUDY WITH RAIN IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

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: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 19 - 24 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 23.11.2018