PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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
YESTERDAY. THERE WERE BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. A
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHERN CHINA EARLY THIS
WEEK AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE
REGION.

BESIDES, MELOR INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INTO
A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MELOR
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1260 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 13 DEC 2015)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MILD DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES
FALLING PROGRESSIVELY FROM TUESDAY. COLD IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
SUNNY INTERVALS
(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 1
CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS
MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 5
CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS
TEMPS: 19 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:23 HKT ON 12.12.2015