PRESS WEATHER NO. 154 - 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 COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MISTY IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE AND WARM DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 25 DEGREES OR ABOVE
IN THE AFTERNOON. PRESSURE ROSE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM THAT AFFECTED THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE WUTIP WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE GRADUALLY OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC 
YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. MIST AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 20 AND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : WARM WITH COASTAL FOG IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT
OVER THE WEEKEND. COOLER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 20 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.02.2019