PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON PERSISTED OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS DRY. IT WAS MAINLY FINE
IN THE MORNING AND BECAME CLOUDY GRADUALLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE
GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 18 DEC 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND MILD ON MONDAY. RAIN PATCHES
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

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: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 17 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 17.12.2016