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HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING

WARNING/INFORMATION FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WARNINGS

GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE EAST CHINA SEA (ECS).

SYNOPSIS (290600UTC) 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 NE 3 M OVER THE ECS AND SEAS NEAR TAIWAN.

THUNDERSTORMS/SEVERE WEATHER

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

OVER THE ECS, SEAS NEAR TAIWAN, NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH

CHINA SEA AND SEAS NEAR HAINAN.

ISOLATED SQ SH AND TS OVER SEAS NEAR SOUTHERN PART OF THE

PHILIPPINES AND SEAS NEAR MALAYSIA.

SEA FOG/REDUCED VISIBILITY

VISIBILITY DOWN TO 2000 M IN SQ SH AND TS.