PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - 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 NORTHEAST MONSOON THAT AFFECTED GUANGDONG MODERATED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AT
FIRST. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MONSOON
IS EXPECTED TO BE REPLACED BY A WARM MARITIME AIRSTREAM
TODAY, IT WILL BE HUMID WITH FOG OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. MAINLY FINE AND WARM DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 DEGREES.
COASTAL MIST AT NIGHT. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WARM WITH COASTAL MIST IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SHOWERY TOWARDS THE WEEKEND. COOLER OVER THE WEEKEND
TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND WARM

(PINYIN: TIANQING WENNUAN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND WARM

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND WARM

TEMPS: 20 - 25 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 18.03.2019