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

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE, COLD IN THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO
11 DEGREES OR BELOW. IT WAS VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, IT WILL REMAIN COLD IN THE
MORNING OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM KAI-TAK WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF NANSHA DAO. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. COLD 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. FINE AND
VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 18 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COLD ON THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
RISING ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: HANLENG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: COLD AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 12 - 18 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 19.12.2017