PRESS WEATHER NO. 197 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES AT FIRST. ABOUT 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO MODERATE GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, NOCK-TEN INTENSIFIED FROM TYPHOON INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
NOCK-TEN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 680 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 25 DEC 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 18 AND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

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

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: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 18 - 21 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 23:15 HKT ON 24.12.2016