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.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AT FIRST. THE WEATHER BECAME
FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER
MANY PLACES FELL BELOW 50 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. WITH
THE MONSOON PERSISTING, IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM VAMCO INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TYPHOON PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, VAMCO WAS CENTRED ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020)

FINE AND DRY. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 26
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES
LATER ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND. SUNNY INTERVALS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 20 - 26 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 23:45 HKT ON 11.11.2020