PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - 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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS FOGGY YESTERDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY AT
WAGLAN ISLAND ONCE FELL TO AROUND 100 METRES. THE WEATHER
WAS MAINLY FINE AND WARM DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER
THE TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO 26 DEGREES OR ABOVE. A
FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY NIGHT. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM
IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION DURING THE WEEKEND.
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD
FRONT WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 17 MAR 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES.
VISIBILITY RATHER LOW AT FIRST. COOLER WITH TEMPERATURES
RANGING BETWEEN 19 AND 22 DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
THERE WILL BE THUNDERY SHOWERS NEXT TUESDAY AND
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL APPRECIABLY.

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: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

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. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:35 HKT ON 17.03.2018