GENERAL SITUATION AT 082100 UTC:
A SOUTHEASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS GENERALLY AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.
MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 090100 UTC:
HONG KONG= SE 4-5. A FEW RAIN PATCHES. DOWN TO 500 M IN FOG AT FIRST. SEA 2 M. TEMP 23-21 C. = KWANGTUNG= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 500 M IN MORNING FOG. SEA 2 M. = TAIWAN STRAIT= S 4-5. DOWN TO 500 M IN MORNING FOG. SEA 2 M. = BASHI= S TO SE 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2 M. = PRATAS= S TO SE 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2 M. = BALINTANG= S TO SE 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2 M. = SCARBOROUGH= S TO SE 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2 M. = PARACEL= S TO SE 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2 M. = TONKIN= S 5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 500 M IN MORNING FOG. SEA 2-3 M. = DANANG= S 5. DOWN TO 500 M IN MORNING FOG. SEA 2 M. = NNNN
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
The date and time are specified by a 6-digit number DDHHMM. DD
stands for the day of month, HH represents the hour while MM
indicates the minute in UTC.