Bulletin issued at 21:00 HKT 31/Jul/2014

GALE WARNING AREAS: BASHI AND BALINTANG.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 310900 UTC:
TROPICAL STORM NAKRI (1412) 988 HPA 26N 127E NNW 10KT INTST INTSF.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 311300 UTC:

HONG KONG= W TO SW 4-5, UP TO 6 LATER. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. TEMP 28-33 C. =
KWANGTUNG= W TO SW 4-5, BEC 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= W TO SW 5-6, NW 5 IN N AT FIRST. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. =
BASHI= SW 6-7, OCNL 8. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-5 M. SWELL S TO SW 2 M, SE 2 M AT FIRST. =
PRATAS= W TO SW 4-5, UP TO 6 LATER. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 3 M. =
BALINTANG= SW 6-7, OCNL 8. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL S TO SW 2 M, SE 2 M AT FIRST. =
SCARBOROUGH= SW 5-6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL SW 2 M. =
PARACEL= SW 4-5. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS IN S. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
TONKIN= SW 4, 5 LATER. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
DANANG= S TO SW 4, 5 LATER. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
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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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