PRESS WEATHER NO. 199 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM TRAMI MOVED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY WHILE THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY. IT BECAME CLOUDY
GRADUALLY AT NIGHT. TRAMI IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND GRADUALLY TODAY, THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA. UNDER THEIR
COMBINED EFFECT, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY
SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 26 OCT 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. IT WILL BE DRY AT FIRST. A FEW SQUALLY
SHOWERS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 29
DEGREES. FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND, BECOMING EASTERLIES
LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AT FIRST ON SUNDAY.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY LATER ON
SUNDAY. STILL ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ON MONDAY. THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER
IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:21 HKT ON 25.10.2024