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PRESS WEATHER NO. 166 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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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


AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY
WITH BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
A MARITIME AIRSTREAM, IT WILL BE MILD, HUMID AND FOGGY OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.


BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE SANBA WEAKENED FROM A TROPICAL
STORM INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, SANBA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NANSHA DAO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018)


MAINLY CLOUDY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. COASTAL MIST
AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 16 AND 21
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.


OUTLOOK : MILD AND FOGGY WITH SUNNY PERIODS ON LUNAR NEW
YEAR'S DAY. BECOMING CLOUDY AND WINDIER OVER THE WEEKEND.



WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:


SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)


FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES


FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 16 - 21 DEGREES


FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3


FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8


FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 14.02.2018

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