GENERAL SITUATION AT 192100 UTC:
A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.
MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 200100 UTC:
HONG KONG= SW 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL SW UP TO 2 M. TEMP 32-28 C. = KWANGTUNG= SW 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL SW 2 M. = TAIWAN STRAIT= SW 6-7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL SW UP TO 3 M. = BASHI= SW 6-7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL SW UP TO 3 M. = PRATAS= SW 5-6, OCNL 7. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL SW 2 M. = BALINTANG= SW 6-7. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 3-4 M. SWELL SW UP TO 3 M. = SCARBOROUGH= SW 5-6, OCNL 7. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL SW UP TO 3 M. = PARACEL= S TO SW 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL SW 2 M. = TONKIN= S TO SW 5-6, OCNL 7. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 4 M. SWELL S TO SW 2 M. = DANANG= S TO SW 5-6. ISOL SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL S TO SW 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.