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HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING

WARNING/INFORMATION FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WARNINGS

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM(STS)KOTO(2527):RADII OF

GALES,STORMS:90,30NM

SYNOPSIS (290600UTC) AND 24-HOUR FORECAST

AT 290600UTC, STS KOTO (2527) WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 984 HPA

AND MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KT WAS CENTERED WITHIN 60 NM OF 13.4N

112.0E AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE N SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.

FORECAST POSITION AT 300600UTC: 14.5N, 112.7E

SIGNIFICANT SWELL/HIGH SEAS

SEAS 6,10 M OVER GALES,STORMS

SWELL N TO NE 3-5M, E TO NE 3-5 M OVER C AND S PARTS OF SCS

SWELL E TO NE 3 M OVER N PART OF SCS

THUNDERSTORMS/SEVERE WEATHER

FRQ HVY SQ SH AND TS WITHIN 240NM FROM CENTRE OF KOTO

OCNL HVY SQ SH AND TS OVER SEAS NEAR MALAYSIA AND S PART OF

SCS

SCT SQ SH AND TS OVER C PART OF SCS

ISOL SQ SH AND TS OVER SEAS NEAR THE PHILIPPINES

SEA FOG/REDUCED VISIBILITY

VIS DOWN TO 500M IN SQ SH AND TS