LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM NOW AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IS
EXPECTED TO BE REPLACED BY A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM GRADUALLY
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE HOT OVER
THE REGION.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION VONGFONG INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
VONGFONG WAS CENTRED ABOUT 770 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 13.05.2020