GENERAL SITUATION AT 270900 UTC:
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.
MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 271300 UTC:
HONG KONG= E 4-5, OCNL 6. CLD. SEA UP TO 3 M. TEMP 23-27 C. = KWANGTUNG= E 4-5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN MIST OR RAIN PATCHES. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL NE UP TO 2 M. = TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE UP TO 2 M. = BASHI= E TO NE 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL E TO NE UP TO 2 M. = PRATAS= E 4-5, OCNL 6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA UP TO 3 M. SWELL E TO NE UP TO 2 M. = BALINTANG= E TO NE 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL E TO NE UP TO 2 M. = SCARBOROUGH= E TO NE 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. SWELL E TO NE UP TO 2 M. = PARACEL= E 4-5. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. = TONKIN= E TO NE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN MIST PATCHES IN N. 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.