PRESS WEATHER NO. 168 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
THE OUTER CLOUD BANDS OF TYPHOON VAMCO COVERED THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE
AT FIRST, BECOMING CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES
LATER. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, IT WILL BE WINDIER OVER THE
COASTAL AREAS DURING THE WEEKEND.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON VAMCO WAS CENTRED ABOUT 150
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 14 NOV 2020)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 21 AND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER AT FIRST ON SUNDAY. BRIGHTER WEATHER
EARLY NEXT WEEK, WARM AND RELATIVELY HUMID IN THE LATTER
PART OF THE WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 21 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 13.11.2020