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

A RELATIVELY DRY EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS COOL YESTERDAY
MORNING. THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY FELL TO 50 PER CENT OR
BELOW. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL BRING
GENERALLY FINE AND DRY WEATHER WITH COOL MORNINGS TO
SOUTHERN CHINA DURING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

BESIDES, TEMBIN INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
TEMBIN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 740 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 23 DEC 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 17 AND 20 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH COOL MORNINGS DURING CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 17 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 22.12.2017