PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
A FRESH NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. VISIBILITY WAS RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE TODAY AND DURING CHRISTMAS. THE WEATHER WILL BE WARM DURING THE DAY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM PHANFONE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1090 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 24 DEC 2019)
MAINLY CLOUDY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.
OUTLOOK : WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. BECOMING COOL APPRECIABLY ON FRIDAY. OCCASIONAL RAIN DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
SUNNY PERIODS
(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)
FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 1
CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS
MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES
FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 5
CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS
TEMPS: 19 - 23 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 17:46 HKT ON 24.12.2019