PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, WHILE IT WAS CLOUDY IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY. THE
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BE REPLACED BY AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM
OVER THE WEEKEND.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY,
AND WAS AS NAMED MELOR. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MELOR WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES WEST OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 12 DEC 2015)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 21
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MILD IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
TEMPERATURES FALLING PROGRESSIVELY FROM NEXT TUESDAY
ONWARDS. COLD MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
MAINLY CLOUDY
(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 3
CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY
MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 9
CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY
TEMPS: 19 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 11.12.2015