LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM TORAJI WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY MORNING, MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA AND EDGED CLOSER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA. ITS ASSOCIATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS. WINDS STRENGTHENED
GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES, AND REACHED GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND. TORAJI
WILL CONTINUE TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF IT AND THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. WITH TORAJI GRADUALLY DEPARTING
AND WEAKENING IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK, SHOWERS WILL
EASE OFF AND THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER GUANGDONG.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM USAGI INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TYPHOON PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, USAGI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE VICINITY OF THE LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024)

STRONG TO GALE FORCE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. BECOMING
EASTERLIES LATER, WINDS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY. CLOUDY
WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 26
DEGREES. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL MODERATE AND SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. SUNNY INTERVALS OVER THE
WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 23 - 26 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:35 HKT ON 13.11.2024