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HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING

WARNING/INFORMATION FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WARNINGS

TROPICAL DEPRESSION(TD) OVER NE PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

(SCS):NIL

GALES OVER LUZON STRAIT AND NE PART OF THE SCS

SYNOPSIS (180000UTC) AND 24-HOUR FORECAST

AT 180000UTC,TD WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 1002HPA AND MAX WINDS

30KT WAS CENTERED WITHIN 30NM OF 19.7N118.8E AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NW AT ABOUT 10KT FOR NEXT 24HRS

FORECAST POSITION AT 190000UTC: 21.8N115.9E

TD WILL INTENSIFY AND BRING GALES TO WARNING AREAS LATER

SIGNIFICANT SWELL/HIGH SEAS

SEAS 6 M OVER GALES LATER

THUNDERSTORMS/SEVERE WEATHER

FREQUENT HEAVY SQUALLY(SQ) SHOWERS(SH) AND

THUNDERSTORMS(TS) WITHIN 180 NM FROM CENTRE OF TD

OCCASIONAL HVY SQ SH AND TS OVER SEAS NEAR TAIWAN AND SEAS

NEAR SOUTHERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES

SCATTERED SQ SH AND TS OVER GULF OF TONKIN AND THE SCS

ISOLATED SQ SH AND TS OVER SEAS NEAR MALAYSIA AND GULF OF

THAILAND

SEA FOG/REDUCED VISIBILITY

VISIBILITY DOWN TO 500 M IN SQ SH AND TS