LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. AN INTENSE
REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL
BECOME COLD AND DRY OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON NOCK-TEN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 290 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 26 DEC 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY AT FIRST WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT
18 DEGREES. BECOMING FINE DURING THE DAY APART FROM SOME
HAZE. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 23 DEGREES.
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING COLD MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES
FALLING TO AROUND 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN
THE NEW TERRITORIES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING FINE

(PINYIN: JIANZHUAN TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOMING FINE

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BECOMING FINE

TEMPS: 18 - 23 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 23:15 HKT ON 25.12.2016