PRESS WEATHER NO. 243 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

**********************************************

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

SUPER TYPHOON YINXING WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON AND MOVED
ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
ITS ASSOCIATED SHOWERS ALSO AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. BESIDES, THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE
A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AT FIRST. WITH YINXING DEPARTING FROM
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND WEAKENING GRADUALLY TODAY, THE
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE REGION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, YINXING WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160
KILOMETRES NORTH OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWEST
AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH OF
HAINAN ISLAND AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY. 
 
TROPICAL STORM TORAJI INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TORAJI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 320 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE TO
FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS ON TUESDAY. WEATHER WILL BE
UNSETTLED IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE WINDY
WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 24 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 10.11.2024