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 OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT BROUGHT
VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE
IN THE AFTERNOON. MANGKHUT TOOK A NORTHWESTWARD TRACK
TOWARDS LUZON, THE THREAT TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER DELTA HAS INCREASED. MANGKHUT IS EXPECTED TO EDGE
CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG ON SUNDAY. THE WEATHER
WILL DETERIORATE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH FREQUENT HEAVY RAIN,
SQUALLS AND STORM SURGE OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 15 SEP 2018)

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT BUT HAZY. A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND
35 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
STRENGTHENING LATER. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WEATHER WILL BE ADVERSE WITH STORM SURGE ON
SUNDAY. SEAS WILL BE HIGH. WINDS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY
LATER ON MONDAY BUT THERE WILL STILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

WINDS STRENGTHENING

(PINYIN: FENGSHI ZENGQIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: WINDS STRENGTHENING

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 35 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 15

CAPTION: WINDS STRENGTHENING

TEMPS: 27 - 35 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 14

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 10

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 14.09.2018