Bulletin issued at 11:30HKT 12/Mar/2010

(Next update at: 16:30HKT 12/Mar/2010)

A warm and humid maritime airstream will affect the south China coastal areas in the next few days. A surge of northeast monsoon is expected to bring cooler weather to southern China early next week.

Date/ Month	13/3 (SATURDAY)	14/3 (SUNDAY)	15/3 (MONDAY)	16/3 (TUESDAY)	17/3 (WEDNESDAY)	18/3 (THURSDAY)	19/3 (FRIDAY)
Weather
	Mainly cloudy with mist and a few rain patches.	Misty with a few rain patches at first. Sunny periods.	Sunny periods with mist. A few rain patches later.	Mainly cloudy. Mist and rain at first.	Sunny periods.	Mainly fine. Misty at first.	Mainly fine. Misty at first.
Wind	East force 3 to 4.	Southeast force 3.	South force 3, becoming north force 5 later.	Northeast force 4 to 5.	East force 4, force 5 offshore at first.	East to southeast force 2 to 3.	South force 3.
Temp(oC)	18 - 22	20 - 25	22 - 27	17 - 23	18 - 22	20 - 25	20 - 25
R.H. Range (%)	80 - 95	80 - 95	80 - 95	75 - 95	75 - 85	80 - 90	80 - 90

Climatological information for 13 / 03 - 19 / 03

Sea surface temperature at 7 a.m. 12/3/2010 at North Point was 18 degrees C.

Soil temperatures at 7 a.m. 12/3/2010 at the Hong Kong Observatory:
0.5 m below surface :	20.4	degrees C
1.0 m below surface :	22.2	degrees C