LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS. THE VISIBILITY OVER
SOME AREAS ONCE FELL BELOW 3000 METRES. THE MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND
TOMORROW. WITH THE MONSOON MODERATING, THE WEATHER WILL BE
WARM DURING THE DAY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG DURING THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION PHANFONE INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, PHANFONE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1730
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 23 DEC 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 23 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING
MODERATE EASTERLIES, FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. IT WILL
BE WARM DURING THE DAY OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 19 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 22.12.2019