PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - 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 THE TERRITORY STAYED BELOW 50 PER
CENT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY
FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. IT WILL BE WINDY OVER
THE COAST. THE MONSOON WILL MODERATE SLIGHTLY EARLY TO
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NAKRI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 250 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF NANSHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 9 NOV 2019)

FINE AND DRY. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 25
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, STRENGTHENING FROM THE EAST GRADUALLY.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK WITH
TEMPERATURES RISING SLIGHTLY.

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: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 20 - 25 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 08.11.2019