PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO BRING FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY ONCE FELL TO AROUND 60
PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST FOR THE REST
OF THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE REGION AND SLIGHTLY
COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION NAKRI INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
NAKRI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
NANSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE
ABOUT 21 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 27 DEGREES. MODERATE
EASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING NORTHERLIES, FRESH AT TIMES.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. WINDY ON
SATURDAY.

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: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 21 - 27 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 23:15 HKT ON 06.11.2019