PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - 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 HUMID MARITIME AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE WEATHER WAS
WARM DURING THE DAY. IT WAS FOGGY IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN ISLAND ONCE FELL BELOW 100
METRES IN THE MORNING. THE WARM AND HUMID MARITIME
AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FOGGY WEATHER TO THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. HUMID WITH FOG AND ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN
PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. WARM WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
20 AND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MOIST WITH FOG IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
WARM DURING THE DAY. IT WILL BECOME COOL APPRECIABLY IN THE
MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HUMID WITH FOG

(PINYIN: CHAOSHI YOU WU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 4

CAPTION: HUMID WITH FOG

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: HUMID WITH FOG

TEMPS: 20 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 11

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 13

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 01.03.2018