PRESS WEATHER NO. 164 - 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

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. BESIDES,
PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL CHINA BEGAN TO RISE LAST NIGHT. A
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO FORM AND REACH THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG LATER TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
ASSOCIATED INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL
BECOME COOL APPRECIABLY OVER THE REGION IN THE LATTER PART
OF THIS WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON PHANFONE WAS CENTRED ABOUT
250 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 26 DEC 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE ABOUT 19 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 25
DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, STRENGTHENING FROM THE
NORTH LATER. BECOMING COOL APPRECIABLY AND TEMPERATURES
WILL DROP TO A MINIMUM OF AROUND 17 DEGREES AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : COOL MORNINGS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED AND RAINY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 17 - 25 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 23:15 HKT ON 25.12.2019