PRESS WEATHER NO. 236 - 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

TYPHOON KOINU MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS. IT WAS HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY. WITH KOINU
EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG, WINDS STRENGTHENED
GRADUALLY AND THERE WERE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS LAST NIGHT.
KOINU IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF
GUANGDONG, AND EDGE CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF KOINU'S RAINBANDS AND THE MONSOON, IT WILL BE
WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
DURING THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL BE
COOLER.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 7 OCT 2023)

FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS, STRENGTHENING GRADUALLY.
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
MORE FREQUENT LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND
28 DEGREES. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. IT WILL ALSO BE COOLER.
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 10

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 06.10.2023