LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY,
AND A BAND OF CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE ETAU
COVERED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY AT
FIRST, AND BECAME CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES
IN THE AFTERNOON. WITH THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON
PERSISTING, IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA THIS WEEK WITH RELATIVELY
LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT OVER
INLAND AREAS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION ETAU INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, ETAU WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HO CHI MINH
CITY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST AT
ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PART OF
VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION VAMCO WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1000
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 25 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. BECOMING
CLOUDY TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

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: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 22 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 09.11.2020