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

A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL RAIN YESTERDAY. THE WEATHER BECAME APPRECIABLY
COOL. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY IN THE
AFTERNOON WERE 6 TO 7 DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY YESTERDAY, RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES AT HONG KONG ISLAND WEST, SHA TIN
AND TAI PO. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOL
WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM TOKAGE WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 660 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF DONGSHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 27 NOV 2016)

CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT FIRST. RAIN WILL EASE OFF
GRADUALLY. IT WILL BE RATHER COOL. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 18
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON MONDAY. CLOUDIER IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 13 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 13 - 18 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 23:45 HKT ON 26.11.2016