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 WARM MARITIME AIRSTREAM CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE. THERE
WAS FOG OVER THE SEAS SOUTH OF HONG KONG IN THE MORNING AND
THE VISIBILITY ONCE FELL TO AROUND 100 METRES. TEMPERATURES
IN MANY PLACES ROSE TO 25 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE
AFTERNOON. A FRESH EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
GENERALLY CLOUDY WEATHER TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG
DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 17 FEB 2018)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM RATHER LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS.
BECOMING CLOUDY DURING THE DAY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN
PATCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 17 AND 21 DEGREES.
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
WINDIER ON THE THIRD DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING CLOUDY

(PINYIN: JIANZHUAN DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

TEMPS: 17 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.02.2018