LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY IN THE AFTERNOON WERE ABOUT FOUR DEGREES LOWER
THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
WINTER MONSOON, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD AND DRY OVER THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY. WITH THE MONSOON BEING
REPLACED BY A HUMID EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE PROGRESSIVELY OVER THE REGION MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. HUMID
AND FOGGY WEATHER WILL PERSIST TO THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED SANBA. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SANBA
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1630 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018)

CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING. IT WILL BE COLD. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 12 DEGREES. MAINLY FINE AND DRY
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 18
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT
TIMES.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES WILL RISE PROGRESSIVELY MIDWEEK THIS
WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME HUMID AND FOGGY AND PERSIST
TO THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 12 - 18 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 11.02.2018