PRESS WEATHER NO. 169 - 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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY
DURING THE DAY. A FRESH TO STRONG REPLENISHMENT OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TONIGHT.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DONGSHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 23 OCT 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 23 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, AND WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE EAST AT NIGHT.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY, BECOMING FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 23 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 22.10.2022