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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE LOCAL
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY AND DRY DURING THE DAY.
TROPICAL STORM KOMPASU INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KOMPASU WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES NORTH OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF THE LUZON STRAIT AND ENTER THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. UNDER ITS COMBINED EFFECT WITH
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION LIONROCK WEAKENED
INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
VIETNAM YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021)

FINE AND DRY AT FIRST. BECOMING CLOUDY. SQUALLY SHOWERS
LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES.
FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE,
OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS ON WEDNESDAY.
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. THERE WILL STILL BE
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

WINDY AND BECOMING CLOUDY

(PINYIN: JIANZHUAN DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: WINDY AND BECOMING CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 15

CAPTION: WINDY AND BECOMING CLOUDY

TEMPS: 24 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 14

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 10

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 11.10.2021