PRESS WEATHER NO. 161 - 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

A WEAK NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HAZE, VISIBILITY IN THE HARBOUR FELL
TO AROUND 5000 METRES. THE WEAK NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS
ON TUESDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH HAZE. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21 AND 26 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : COOL IN THE MORNING AND DRY DURING THE DAY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 21 - 26 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 04.12.2016