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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER BECAME COOLER YESTERDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER
THE TERRITORY WERE GENERALLY AROUND FOUR DEGREES LOWER THAN
THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, IT WILL BE
WINDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 660 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 21
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 26 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BRIGHT PERIODS

(PINYIN: TIANSE MINGLANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

TEMPS: 21 - 26 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 29.10.2019