PRESS WEATHER NO. 012 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 60 PER CENT IN
THE AFTERNOON. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE MORNING.
BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE SAUDEL INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020)

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY GALE ON
HIGH GROUND. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MAINLY CLOUDY.
DRY WITH BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT
RAIN PATCHES AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22
AND 27 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : WINDY OVER THE WEEKEND AND SEAS WILL BE ROUGH
WITH SWELLS. MAINLY FINE AND DRY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

DRY WITH BRIGHT PERIODS

(PINYIN: MINGLANG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: DRY WITH BRIGHT PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: DRY WITH BRIGHT PERIODS

TEMPS: 22 - 26 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:25 HKT ON 23.10.2020