PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING
THE DAY. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO BRING APPRECIABLY COOLER WEATHER TO THE SOUTH
CHINA COASTAL AREAS ON SATURDAY. IT WILL BE FINE AND DRY
OVER THE REGION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. BECOMING COOL IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY WITH RATHER LARGE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. TEMPERATURES DROPPING FURTHER TO 14 DEGREES OR LOWER
GENERALLY ON SATURDAY MORNING.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

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 23:45 HKT ON 07.12.2017