PRESS WEATHER NO. 154 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY.
THE MONSOON WILL PERSISTENTLY BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER
TO GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER
IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE SAUDEL INTENSIFIED FROM A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, SAUDEL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS LUZON. SAUDEL WILL
ENTER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY. IT
WILL THEN MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND AND
THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY ON THURSDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER
IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. CLOUDIER AND WINDY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 22 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 4

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 20.10.2020