PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - 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 EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG,
WHILE THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
APART FROM ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING MAINLY FINE AND HOT
WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON HAGIBIS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1550 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TOWARDS JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019)

MAINLY FINE. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MORE SHOWERS AND BECOMING
COOLER ON SUNDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 09.10.2019