LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A FRESH EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO MODERATE GRADUALLY. IT WILL BE BRIGHTER OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. BESIDES, A COLD FRONT FORMED
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA LAST NIGHT. THE
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COAST OVER
THE WEEKEND. THE ASSOCIATED INTENSE WINTER MONSOON WILL
PERSIST OVER THE REGION NEXT WEEK, BRINGING COLD, FINE AND
DRY WEATHER TO THE REGION.

ON THE OTHER HAND, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS
EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED KAI-TAK. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, KAI-TAK WAS CENTRED ABOUT 760 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY AND
LINGER OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 17 AND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE. BECOMING NORTHERLIES
LATER.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES FALLING SIGNIFICANTLY ON SATURDAY.
IT WILL BE COLD IN THE MORNING IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS
WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS FALLING TO AROUND 12
DEGREES.

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: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

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 23:19 HKT ON 14.12.2017