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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY YESTERDAY. THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS COLD
IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST OVER GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL
BE COLD, FINE AND DRY OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, KAI-TAK WEAKENED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
KAI-TAK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 390 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 16
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 18 DEC 2017)

CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING. COLD WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 10 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. FINE AND VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 17
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY WITH COLD MORNINGS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES RISING SLIGHTLY IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD AND DRY

(PINYIN: HANLENG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 10 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

TEMPS: 10 - 17 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 17.12.2017