PRESS WEATHER NO. 164 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE WITH
RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS. IT WAS WARM DURING
THE DAY. THE WINTER MONSOON WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY. IT WILL STRENGTHEN IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE COASTAL
AREAS AND IT WILL BE WINDY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST
OF THE PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1140 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 27 DEC 2018)

MAINLY FINE. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 22 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS,
BECOMING MODERATE NORTHEASTERLIES, FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES FALLING SIGNIFICANTLY AND IT WILL BE
WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE
COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

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: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 17 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 5

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 26.12.2018