PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - 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 REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, IT
WAS FINE AND DRY. MORNING TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY
WERE GENERALLY AROUND TWO DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE
DAY BEFORE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY STAYED
BELOW 50 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT OVER THE REGION WITH RATHER LARGE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 9 DEC 2017)

FINE AND VERY DRY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE
AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT
WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT WITH RATHER LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 13 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 13 - 18 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 4

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 08.12.2017