PRESS WEATHER NO. 150 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

**********************************************

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. IT
WAS COLD IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY
GENERALLY FELL TO 12 DEGREES OR BELOW. THE WEATHER WAS FINE
AND VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO AROUND 30 PER CENT. THE WINTER
MONSOON AFFECTING GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE
GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM KAI-TAK WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 660 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HO CHI MINH CITY. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017)

FINE AND VERY DRY. COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 18 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, BECOMING EASTERLIES
LATER, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES RISING IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. MAINLY FINE WITH COOL MORNING DURING CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS.

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: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 12 - 18 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 20.12.2017