PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - 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 CONTINUED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN
CHINA IS EXPECTED TO RISE TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COAST ON MONDAY NIGHT. THE
ASSOCIATED INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL BRING COOL
WEATHER TO THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION KALMAEGI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 590 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING, LINGERING OVER THE SEAS EAST
OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 17 NOV 2019)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 21
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON MONDAY WITH WINDS STRENGTHENING
FROM THE NORTH AT NIGHT. APPRECIABLY COOLER IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 21 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.11.2019