PRESS WEATHER NO. 153 - 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

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS. THERE WAS COASTAL FOG IN THE MORNING.
VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN ISLAND ONCE FELL BELOW 100 METRES.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, TEMPERATURES
OVER THE TERRITORY IN THE AFTERNOON WERE GENERALLY THREE TO
FOUR DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE
REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION MUIFA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 950 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF YAP. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AT FIRST. COOLER IN THE
MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 19 DEGREES.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF AROUND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH TEMPERATURES RISING
PROGRESSIVELY DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 19 - 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 23:16 HKT ON 27.04.2017