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 WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AFFECTED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE WEATHER WAS
WARM DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, THE BAND OF CLOUDS COVERING
GUANGXI MOVED EASTWARDS GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. THE BAND OF
CLOUDS IS EXPECTED TO COVER GUANGDONG TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM JELAWAT WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 650 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST SLOWLY ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. COASTAL MIST IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 21 DEGREES.
SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF ABOUT 25 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH LATER.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE OVER THE EASTER HOLIDAYS AND WARM
DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 21 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.03.2018