PRESS WEATHER NO. 155 - 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 FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE
WERE A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON WUTIP WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, WUTIP WAS CENTRED ABOUT
700 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. MIST AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 18 AND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : WARM DURING THE DAY WITH SUNNY PERIODS ON
THURSDAY. COASTAL FOG IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.
SLIGHTLY COOLER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 18 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 26.02.2019