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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. A BAND OF CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL
CYCLONE KAMMURI COVERED THE REGION GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS FINE AND DRY. IT BECAME CLOUDY AT NIGHT.
PRESSURE IS RISING OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN
CHINA. AN INTENSE REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. MEANWHILE,
THE BAND OF CLOUDS WILL BRING RAINY WEATHER TO THE REGION.
THE WEATHER WILL BE COLD AND WINDY OVER GUANGDONG IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, KAMMURI WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY FROM TYPHOON INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KAMMURI
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF XISHA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 19 DEGREES AT FIRST. BECOMING COLD DURING THE DAY
WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING SIGNIFICANTLY TO ABOUT 12 DEGREES
AT NIGHT IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
STRENGTHENING GRADUALLY.

OUTLOOK : COLD MORNINGS, WINDY AND BECOMING FINE AND DRY IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING COLD

(PINYIN: TIANQI ZHUAN LENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: BECOMING COLD

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: BECOMING COLD

TEMPS: 12 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 04.12.2019