PRESS WEATHER NO. 193 - 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

A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED
SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN. THE BROAD
BAND OF CLOUDS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BRING RAINY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL FORM OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA, AND MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS ON MONDAY. IT WILL
BECOME COLD SIGNIFICANTLY WITH RAIN OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 7 JAN 2018)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN
SOME AREAS. IT WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 16 AND 19 DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. WINDS WILL MODERATE
GRADUALLY.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES DROPPING APPRECIABLY ON MONDAY AND
BECOMING COLD AT NIGHT. THE COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST UNTIL
THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH RAIN

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN

TEMPS: 16 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 06.01.2018