PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - 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

A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM AFFECTED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS VERY
DRY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO 40 PER CENT OR BELOW. THE
CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 16 AND 20 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. MILD DURING THE DAY.

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: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 16 - 20 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 27.02.2017