PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, IT WAS
GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS VERY HOT AND VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY, THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES ONCE
FELL TO AROUND 40 PER CENT, AND TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT 35 DEGREES IN THE
AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE DRY CONTINENTAL
AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE PERSISTENTLY VERY
HOT AND GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS, AND WINDS WILL BE WEAK.

BESIDES, TYPHOON MUIFA WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MUIFA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 40 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF QINGDAO. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF EASTERN CHINA AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY. ON THE OTHER HAND, TROPICAL STORM NANMADOL
INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, NANMADOL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1100 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY, APART FROM SOME HAZE. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND MAINLY FINE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, AND IT WILL BE DRY DURING THE
DAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN WITH A FEW SHOWERS MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 15.09.2022