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

LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY. IT WAS WARM
DURING THE DAY WITH SOME HAZE. WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING
THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG, WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE
NORTH AND THE WEATHER STARTED TO BECOME COOL AT NIGHT.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT, THERE WILL BE COOL MORNINGS
OVER GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON PHANFONE WAS CENTRED ABOUT
640 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 27 DEC 2019)

FINE AND DRY. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : COOL MORNINGS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED AND RAINY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 15 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 4

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 26.12.2019