PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - 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

WITH THE MODERATION OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG, THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS WITH ONE OR
TWO RAIN PATCHES IN HONG KONG YESTERDAY MORNING. A FEW
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN SAI KUNG, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 10 MILLIMETRES OVER LAMMA ISLAND.
THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE AND WARM WITH SOME HAZE DURING
THE DAY. AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES
OVER THE REGION WILL FALL PROGRESSIVELY AND THE WEATHER
WILL BE DRY. BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
SOUTHERN PART OF VIETNAM WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE YESTERDAY MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. COOLER IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 18
AND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES FALLING 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:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 18 - 23 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 00:16 HKT ON 14.12.2016