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 NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. A
BAND OF CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE ETAU
COVERED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY. DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 50 PER CENT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WITH THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON PERSISTING, IT IS
EXPECTED TO 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.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM VAMCO WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 580 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION ETAU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210
KILOMETRES NORTH OF HO CHI MINH CITY. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS INDO-CHINA
AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY AT FIRST. BECOMING FINE AND DRY DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21 AND 26 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY ON THURSDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. BECOMING CLOUDY ON FRIDAY AND THERE
WILL BE ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES OVER THE WEEKEND.

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: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

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 10.11.2020