LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER
WAS MAINLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE WEATHER BECAME FINE, HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL
TO AROUND 50 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE DRY CONTINENTAL
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING FINE AND HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC WAS NAMED TAPAH YESTERDAY AND INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TAPAH WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 370 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO BE
SLOW-MOVING AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019)

FINE AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 26
DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF AROUND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 26 - 33 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 23:15 HKT ON 19.09.2019