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 TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS. WINDS STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY. MORE THAN
100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER HONG KONG
ISLAND AND PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE WEATHER
WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES
GENERALLY FALLING TO AROUND 23 DEGREES. WINDS STRENGTHENED
TO GALE TO STORM FORCE OVER MANY PLACES AT NIGHT. KOINU IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF KOINU'S RAINBANDS AND THE
MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023)

GALE TO STORM FORCE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, WEAKENING
GRADUALLY LATER. SEAS WILL BE HIGH WITH SWELLS, VERY HIGH
AT FIRST. CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL  BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 27
DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING SHOWERY ON TUESDAY. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE GRADUALLY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG DAYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 08.10.2023