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HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING

WARNING/INFORMATION FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WARNINGS

GALES OVER TAIWAN STRAIT.

SYNOPSIS (170600UTC) AND 24-HOUR FORECAST

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS BRINGING GALES TO TAIWAN STRAIT AT

FIRST.

SIGNIFICANT SWELL/HIGH SEAS

SEAS 6 M OVER GALES AT FIRST.

SWELL NE 3 M OVER SEAS NEAR TAIWAN.

THUNDERSTORMS/SEVERE WEATHER

SCATTERED SQUALLY (SQ) SHOWERS (SH) AND THUNDERSTORMS (TS)

OVER SEAS NEAR MALAYSIA AND SEAS SOUTH OF THE PHILIPPINES.

SEA FOG/REDUCED VISIBILITY

VISIBILITY DOWN TO 2000 M IN SQ SH AND TS.

VISIBILITY DOWN TO 4000 M IN MIST OR RAIN PATCHES OVER SEAS

NEAR HAINAN.