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 COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
APART FROM RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS.
VISIBILITY OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY FELL
BELOW 5000 METRES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS NEAR THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 750 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT
14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME
AREAS AT FIRST. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 22 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, STRENGTHENING FROM THE EAST
LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 18 - 22 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 23:45 HKT ON 08.01.2017