Bulletin issued at 21:00 HKT 20/Mar/2010

GALE WARNING AREA: TAIWAN STRAIT.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 200900 UTC:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS GENERALLY AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 201300 UTC:

HONG KONG= SE 2-3, E 5 TOMORROW NIGHT. DOWN TO 4000 M IN MIST. SEA 2 M TOMORROW NIGHT. TEMP 21-25 C. =
KWANGTUNG= E TO NE 5-6, S TO SW 3-4 AT FIRST. DOWN TO 4000 M IN MIST OR RAIN PATCHES. SEA 2-3 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 6-7, UP TO 8 LATER. DOWN TO 4000 M IN MIST. SEA 3-4 M, UP TO 6 M LATER. =
BASHI= E TO NE 5-6, SE 4-5 AT FIRST. FINE. SEA 2-3 M. =
PRATAS= NE 5-6, SW 3-4 AT FIRST. DOWN TO 4000 M IN MIST OR RAIN PATCHES IN N. SEA 2-3 M. =
BALINTANG= E TO NE 5-6, SE 4-5 AT FIRST. FINE. SEA 2-3 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= E TO NE 5, OCNL 6. FINE. SEA 2-3 M. =
PARACEL= E TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 500 M IN FOG PATCHES IN N. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
TONKIN= SE 4. DOWN TO 500 M IN FOG PATCHES. =
DANANG= SE 4. DOWN TO 500 M IN FOG PATCHES IN N. =
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Abbreviations:
KT, VRB, SLW, FRQ - knot, variable, slow, frequent STNR, QSTNR, C - stationary, quasi-stationary, degrees celsius WKN, INTSF, INTST, NC - weaken, intensify, intensity, no change LGT, ISOL, SCT, OCNL - light, isolated, scattered, occasional CLD, DZ, TS - cloudy, drizzle, thunderstorm

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