Bulletin issued at 21:00 HKT 02/Sep/2010

NO WARNING.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 020900 UTC:
A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 021300 UTC:

HONG KONG= W TO NW 5-6, BEC SW UP TO 6. DOWN TO 1000 M IN SCT HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL S TO SE 2 M. TEMP 26-29 C. =
KWANGTUNG= S TO SW 4-5, SE 6-7 IN E. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS IN E. SEA 2-4 M. SWELL S TO SE 2 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= S TO SE 5-6, UP TO 7 AT FIRST. DOWN TO 500 M IN FRQ HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-4 M. SWELL S 2-3 M. =
BASHI= S TO SE 5-6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL S TO SW 2-3 M. =
PRATAS= S TO SW 5-6, SE 5 LATER. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL S 2-3 M. =
BALINTANG= S TO SE 5-6. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL S TO SW 2-3 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL S TO SW 2 M. =
PARACEL= S TO SW 4-5. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
TONKIN= N TO NW 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
DANANG= W TO SW 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY 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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