PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - 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

A FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE BRIGHT PERIODS AND
ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO PERSISTENTLY BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE
MOLAVE DISSIPATED GRADUALLY OVER INDO-CHINA YESTERDAY
MORNING.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION GONI RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GONI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
1410 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST
AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE PHILIPPINES AND
FURTHER INTENSIFY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRENGTHENING FROM THE EAST LATER.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. IT
WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 22 - 27 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 23:21 HKT ON 29.10.2020