LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
YESTERDAY AND DRY IN THE AFTERNOON. AN INTENSE SURGE OF DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHERN CHINA ON
TUESDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION WILL FALL
PROGRESSIVELY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
IN THE AFTERNOON. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES EAST OF HO CHI
MINH CITY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR
NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
SOUTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM SOME HAZE DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES WILL FALL PROGRESSIVELY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS ON FRIDAY, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 20 - 25 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 23:15 HKT ON 12.12.2016