PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - 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 BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES STAYED AROUND 40 PER
CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE REGION, AND SLIGHTLY
COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM NAKRI INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
NAKRI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES 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 (FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019)

FINE AND DRY. 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. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 27 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. WINDY OVER
THE WEEKEND, SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

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: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 21 - 27 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 23:18 HKT ON 07.11.2019