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

SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES EAST.
BESIDES, PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA
IS RISING, THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
COASTAL AREAS THIS MORNING. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH
INCREASING SHOWERS GRADUALLY AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS, AND
THERE WILL BE SWELLS OVER THE REGION.

TROPICAL STORM NOUL INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NOUL WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AT TIMES LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. FRESH
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
DURING THE WEEKEND. STILL A FEW SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: JIANZHONG YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.09.2020