PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - 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

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
AND DRY AT FIRST. IT BECAME CLOUDY AFTER SUNSET. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, IT WILL BECOME HUMID
WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 19 FEB 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES
RANGING BETWEEN 17 AND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON MONDAY. A FEW RAIN PATCHES 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: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 17 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 18.02.2017