PRESS WEATHER NO. 002 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

A HUMID EASTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT FOGGY WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS, FOG AND ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. THE VISIBILITY IN
SOME AREAS ONCE FELL BELOW 500 METRES. BESIDES, A COLD
FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG LAST NIGHT. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL
BECOME APPRECIABLY COOLER, WINDIER AND DRY OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG TODAY. IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE OVER THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY. COASTAL FOG AND A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
BECOMING APPRECIABLY COOLER. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
PROGRESSIVELY FROM ABOUT 20 DEGREES AT FIRST TO A MINIMUM
OF AROUND 15 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO AROUND 18
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL FALL TO
ABOUT 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WILL BE BRIGHTER.
SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. STILL COOL
IN THE MORNING AND DRY DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING APPRECIABLY COOLER

(PINYIN: DUOYUN QINGLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: BECOMING APPRECIABLY COOLER

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: BECOMING APPRECIABLY COOLER

TEMPS: 15 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 9

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 17

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:00 HKT ON 14.02.2023