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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON,
TEMPERATURES IN HONG KONG DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY YESTERDAY.
THE WEATHER BECAME COLD. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY IN
THE AFTERNOON WERE GENERALLY FIVE TO SEVEN DEGREES LOWER
THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE WINTER MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG IN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND IT WILL BE COLD, DRY AND WINDY OVER
THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM KAI-TAK WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 17 DEC 2017)

COLD AND DRY. MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND
16 DEGREES. FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : COLD IN THE MORNING IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES REMAINING AT 12 DEGREES OR
BELOW.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD AND DRY

(PINYIN: HANLENG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 16 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

TEMPS: 12 - 16 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 16.12.2017