LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A COLD FRONT FORMED OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF GUANGDONG IN
THE AFTERNOON YESTERDAY. THE ASSOCIATED INTENSE NORTHEAST
MONSOON AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY
LAST NIGHT. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND MILD. WINDS
STRENGTHENED AT NIGHT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE INTENSE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BECOME COLD AND DRY OVER THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON NOCK-TEN WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NOCK-TEN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 300 KILOMETRES WEST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 27 DEC 2016)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. IT WILL BECOME APPRECIABLY COOLER.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE
MORNING. MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 20 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
FURTHER TO ABOUT 15 DEGREES AT NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : COLD ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. STILL RATHER COOL IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

APPRECIABLY COOLER

(PINYIN: XIANZHU ZHUAN LIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: APPRECIABLY COOLER

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 15

CAPTION: APPRECIABLY COOLER

TEMPS: 15 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 14

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 10

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:17 HKT ON 26.12.2016