PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - 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

THE WEATHER WAS FINE OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE OVER NORTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA LATER TODAY.
IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1430 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN
PART OF LUZON.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC WAS CENTRED ABOUT 680 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OSAKA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022)

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. SUNNY PERIODS
AND ISOLATED SHOWERS DURING THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 22.09.2022