LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE WITH COOL
MORNING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY DURING
THE DAY ONCE FELL TO AROUND 50 PER CENT. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, IT WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING
AND WINDY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE PHANFONE WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY
FROM A TYPHOON INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, PHANFONE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND WEAKEN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 28 DEC 2019)

MAINLY FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH
ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : RAINY ON SUNDAY, HEAVIER AT TIMES LATER. RAIN
EASING OFF AND WEATHER IMPROVING GRADUALLY 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: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 16 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 27.12.2019