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

THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY WHILE SHOWERS AFFECTED THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 32 DEGREES OR ABOVE. BESIDES,
TROPICAL DEPRESSION NOUL INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY. NOUL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM TODAY AND
TOMORROW, INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY. MEANWHILE, THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON WILL ALSO GRADUALLY AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA. UNDER
THE COMBINED EFFECT OF NOUL AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT
WILL BE WINDY AND INCREASINGLY SHOWERY WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CHINA COAST LATER TODAY AND ON
FRIDAY, AND THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NOUL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 490
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AND THERE WILL BE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND
32 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND LATER. THERE WILL BE
SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. WINDY WITH SWELLS ON FRIDAY. STILL SHOWERY 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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.09.2020