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 WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER BECAME APPRECIABLY COOLER
YESTERDAY. THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST AND IT WAS
MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVELY HUMIDITY
OVER MANY PLACES STAYED AROUND 50 PER CENT IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING COLD
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TYPHOON NOCK-TEN WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NOCK-TEN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NANSHA DAO.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 28 DEC 2016)

DRY AT FIRST. BECOMING CLOUDY. COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 15 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : STILL RATHER COOL IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD IN THE MORNING

(PINYIN: ZAOSHANG HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: COLD IN THE MORNING

MIN TEMP: 11 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 15 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD IN THE MORNING

TEMPS: 11 - 15 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 27.12.2016