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 AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY AT FIRST AND BECAME FINE
DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE WARM DURING
THE DAY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG DURING CHRISTMAS. A
COLD FRONT WILL REACH GUANGDONG LATER ON THURSDAY. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE ASSOCIATED MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL
BECOME COOL APPRECIABLY OVER THE REGION IN THE LATTER PART
OF THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM PHANFONE INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY
INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, PHANFONE
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 480 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 25 DEC 2019)

MAINLY FINE. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 24 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WARM DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. BECOMING COOL
APPRECIABLY AT NIGHT AND ON FRIDAY. CLOUDY WITH RAIN EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

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: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 19 - 24 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 24.12.2019