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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. IT WAS
COOLER IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY WERE THREE TO FOUR DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF
THE DAY BEFORE. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE REGION. THE
MONSOON WILL MODERATE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BESIDES, NOCK-TEN INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NOCK-TEN
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1040 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 24 DEC 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : WINDY ON CHRISTMAS DAY. MILD ON BOXING DAY.
BECOMING COLD IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: YI LIANG ZHEN YU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 19 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 23.12.2016