PRESS WEATHER NO. 145 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COAST ON
SUNDAY, BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON HAGIBIS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1110 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TOWARDS HONSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE 27 DEGREES. HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 31 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. MORE
SHOWERS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER EARLY NEXT 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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 10.10.2019