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 WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THE VISIBILITY WAS
RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
STRENGTHEN TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE WINDY AND BECOME
COLD APPRECIABLY OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST
OF THE PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 940 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 (FRIDAY, 28 DEC 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. IT
WILL BECOME COOL. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES FALLING
SIGNIFICANTLY LATER WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 16
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING COLD AND WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS. A FEW RAIN PATCHES EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING COOL

(PINYIN: TIANQI ZHUAN LIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOMING COOL

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 15

CAPTION: BECOMING COOL

TEMPS: 16 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 9

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 17

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 27.12.2018