LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN
PATCHES. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER SHA TIN AND KOWLOON WEST IN THE MORNING. A
REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING SLIGHTLY
COOLER WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG ON MONDAY.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED TORAJI. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
TORAJI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES EAST OF HO CHI MINH
CITY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF
VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 18 NOV 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AND RELATIVELY LOW
VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 25 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SLIGHTLY COOLER ON MONDAY. A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON
WEDNESDAY AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FURTHER AT NIGHT.
COOLER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 23 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 17.11.2018