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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1989
THE MONTH OPENED WITH TYPHOON BRIAN CROSSING THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND A SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTING EASTERN CHINA. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BRIAN, THE WEATHER IN HONG KONG DURING THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF THE MONTH WAS CLOUDY AND WINDY WITH LIGHT RAIN.
BRIAN MOVED AWAY AND LANDED OVER NORTHERN VIETNAM ON OCTOBER 3, BUT THE WINTER MONSOON MAINTAINED A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM OVER THE COASTAL AREA OF SOUTHERN CHINA.
WINDS MODERATED ON OCTOBER 4 AND THE WEATHER GRADUALLY IMPROVED OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
OF
SUNSHINE,
WITH MODERATE WINDS AND PLENTY
TEMPERATURES ON OCTOBER 6 CLIMBED TO A MAXIMUM OF 30.9 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST FOR THE MONTH. WINDS TURNED NORTHERLY ON OCTOBER 7 AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DROPPED WITH TEMPERATURES ON A GENTLE DOWNWARD TREND FOR THE NEXT FER DAYS.
MEANWHILE, TYPHOON ANGELA HAD MOVED INTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND ITS WESTWARD PASSAGE TO VIETNAM BROUGHT CLOUDIER WEATHER AND A TRACE OF RAINFALL ON OCTOBER 8.
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WINDS TURNED EASTERLY AND INCREASED IN STRENGTH ON OCTOBER STRONG WINDS PERSISTED UNTIL THE MORNING ON OCTOBER 10 AND BRIGHTER WEATHER SET IN DURING THE AFTERNOON.
FINE DAY ON
WHILE THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH CHINA ENJOYED A OCTOBER 11, TYPHOON DAN SWEPT ACROSS SOUTHERN LUZON AND ENTERED THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. CLOUDY AND WINDY CONDITIONS - PREVAILED DAY AS DAN MOVED TOWARDS HAINAN ISLAND.
THE FOLLOWING
STRONG EASTERLIES SET IN ON OCTOBER 12 AND WERE PROLONGED BY THE WINTER MONSOON BEFORE EVENTUALLY SUBSIDING ON OCTOBER 14. FINE WEATHER THEN RETURNED AND PERSISTED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
DURING THE EVENING ON OCTOBER 16. A COLD FRONT CROSSED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST AND BROUGHT STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ΤΟ THE OFFSHORE AREAS. THE LOCAL WEATHER BECAME NOTICEABLY COOLER DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
A FURTHER REPLENISHMENT OF COOL AIR ARRIVED FROM THE NORTH ON OCTOBER 19 AND BY THE FOLLOWING MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAD DROPPED FURTHER TO A MINIMUM OF 19.1 DEGREES, THE LOWEST FOR THE MONTH,
APART FROM SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHT RAIN THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT, THE DRY CONTINENTAL AIR BASICALLY FINE WEATHER TO HONG KONG DURING THE PERIOD OCTOBER
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DURING BROUGHT 18 ΤΟ
WITH THE APPROACH OF TYPHOON ELSIE. THE WEATHER TURNED CLOUDY AGAIN ON OCTOBER 21. HOWEVER. ELSTE HAD A SMALL CIRCULATION AND MOVED WESTWARDS ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WITHOUT CAUSING ANY NEED TO HOIST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS IN HONG KONG.
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