WWHK82 VHHH 281800 40:1:31:11:01:00 HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING WARNING/INFORMATION FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. WARNINGS GALES OVER SEAS NEAR TAIWAN SYNOPSIS (281800UTC) AND 24-HOUR FORECAST WINDY CONDITIONS ARE AFFECTING THE WARNING AREA. SIGNIFICANT SWELL/HIGH SEAS SEAS 6 M OVER GALES. SWELL NE 3 M OVER SEAS NEAR TAIWAN, LUZON STRAIT AND, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE SCS. THUNDERSTORMS/SEVERE WEATHER OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY (SQ) SHOWERS (SH) AND THUNDERSTORMS (TS) OVER CENTRAL PART OF THE SCS AND GULF OF THAILAND. SCATTERED SQ SH AND TS OVER NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SCS AND LUZON STRAIT. ISOLATED SQ SH AND TS OVER SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN, GULF OF TONKIN AND SEAS NEAR THE PHILIPPINES. SEA FOG/REDUCED VISIBILITY VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1000 M IN SQ SH AND TS.