GENERAL SITUATION AT 012100 UTC:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.
LOW 1002HPA 11N 113E NW 6KT INTSF.
MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 020100 UTC:
HONG KONG= E 5-6, OCNL 7. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL E UP TO 2 M. TEMP 32-28 C. = KWANGTUNG= E 5-6, OCNL 7. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL E 2 M. = TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 6, OCNL 7. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. = BASHI= E 5-6, OCNL 7. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. = PRATAS= E 5-6, OCNL 7. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL NE 2 M. = BALINTANG= E 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE 2 M. = SCARBOROUGH= E TO SE 5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2 M. = PARACEL= E 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 3 M. = TONKIN= E 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. = DANANG= E 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 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.