WWHK82 VHHH 091800 40:1:31:11:01:00 HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING WARNING/INFORMATION FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. WARNINGS GALE FORCE WINDS OVER SEAS NEAR SOUTHERN PART OF VIETNAM. SYNOPSIS (091800UTC) AND 24-HOUR FORECAST THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS BRINGING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE WARNING AREA. SIGNIFICANT SWELL/HIGH SEAS SEAS 6 M OVER GALES. SWELL N TO NE 3 M OVER SEAS NEAR LUZON AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (SCS). THUNDERSTORMS/SEVERE WEATHER SCATTERED SQUALLY (SQ) SHOWERS (SH) AND THUNDERSTORMS (TS) OVER SEAS NEAR SOUTHERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES, SOUTHERN PART OF THE SCS AND SEAS NEAR MALAYSIA. ISOLATED SQ SH AND TS OVER SEAS EAST OF LUZON. SEA FOG/REDUCED VISIBILITY VISIBILITY DOWN TO 2000 M IN SQ SH AND TS.