WWJP90 RJTD 021200 EGC:2:1:31:11:01:00 SECURITE. THIS WARNING IS ISSUED FOR NORTH OF THE EQUATOR AND EAST OF 100E IN METAREA XI BY JMA. WARNING AND SUMMARY 021200. WARNING VALID 031200. WARNING IS UPDATED EVERY 6 HOURS. GALE WARNING. DEVELOPING LOW 982 HPA AT 56N 173E BERING SEA MOVING NW 10 KNOTS. OCCLUDED FRONT FROM 56N 173E TO 58N 176E 59N 180E 59N 179W. WARM FRONT FROM 59N 179W TO 59N 173W 58N 167W. COLD FRONT FROM 59N 179W TO 56N 177W 52N 178W 47N 178W 45N 179W 38N 180E 34N 178E 31N 173E. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 31N 173E TO 29N 169E 27N 165E. WINDS 30 TO 45 KNOTS WITHIN 1100 MILES OF LOW SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE AND 400 MILES ELSEWHERE. EXPECTED WINDS 30 TO 45 KNOTS WITHIN 1100 MILES OF LOW SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE AND 400 MILES ELSEWHERE FOR NEXT 24 HOURS. ANOTHER LOW 994 HPA AT 50N 168E MOVING ESE 10 KNOTS. WARNING. DENSE FOG OBSERVED LOCALLY OVER SEA OF OKHOTSK NORTHERN PART OF JAPAN SEA. WARNING. DENSE FOG OBSERVED LOCALLY OVER WATERS BOUNDED BY 39N 142E 42N 142E 47N 152E 54N 160E 60N 164E 60N 180E 44N 180E 43N 160E 39N 142E. SUMMARY. LOW 1010 HPA AT 42N 139E NE SLOWLY. LOW PRESSURE AREA 1008 HPA NEAR 16N 148E WNW SLOWLY. HIGH 1018 HPA AT 50N 144E ALMOST STATIONARY. HIGH 1018 HPA AT 42N 152E ESE 20 KT. WARM FRONT FROM 42N 139E TO 41N 143E 39N 146E. COLD FRONT FROM 42N 139E TO 40N 139E 39N 137E 37N 133E. STATIONARY FRONT FROM 37N 133E TO 37N 131E 36N 129E 35N 127E 34N 125E. REMARKS. TROPICAL STORM 2624 KROVANH (2624) 994 HPA AT 23.6N 131.4E : SEE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING. TROPICAL STORM 2618 SAUDEL (2618) 992 HPA AT 22.4N 118.2E : SEE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING. 24 HOUR FORECAST. SEA OF OKHOTSK WIND NW 25KT SEAS 3 M. JAPAN SEA WIND NE 30KT SEAS 3 M. BOHAI AND YELLOW SEA WIND NE 20KT SEAS 2 M. EAST CHINA SEA WIND E 35KT SEAS 4 M. SOUTH CHINA SEA AND GULF OF TONGKING WIND N 35KT SEAS 5 M. SEA AROUND KURILS WIND NW 25KT SEAS 3 M. SEA EAST OF KURILS WIND W 35KT SEAS 5 M WITH MODERATE SWELL. SEA EAST OF JAPAN WIND SE 30KT SEAS 3 M. FAR OFF EAST OF JAPAN WIND W 30KT SEAS 4 M WITH MODERATE SWELL. SEA SOUTH OF JAPAN WIND E 35KT SEAS 5 M WITH MODERATE SWELL. SEA SOUTH OF OKINAWA WIND E 30KT SEAS 5 M. CHICHIJIMA WIND E 20KT SEAS 2 M. MINAMITORISHIMA WIND SE 20KT SEAS 2 M. SEA EAST OF PHILIPPINES WIND SW 30KT SEAS 4 M. SEA EAST OF MINDANAO AND CELEBES SEA AND SULU SEA WIND S 25KT SEAS 2 M. MARIANAS WIND W 20KT SEAS 2 M. TRUK AND CAROLINES WIND W 20KT SEAS 2 M. WAKE WIND NE 15KT SEAS 2 M. MARSHALLS WIND W 15KT SEAS 2 M. MIDWAY WIND S 20KT SEAS 2 M. SEA SOUTH OF ALEUTIANS WIND W 35KT SEAS 5 M WITH MODERATE SWELL. BERING SEA AND SEA AROUND ALEUTIANS AND SEA EAST OF KAMCHATKA WIND NE 45KT SEAS 7 M WITH HEAVY SWELL. HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING WARNING/INFORMATION FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. WARNINGS TROPICAL STORM (TS) SAUDEL (2618): R OF GALES: 30 NM SYNOPSIS (021200UTC) AND 24-HOUR FORECAST AT 021200UTC, TS SAUDEL (2618) WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 990 HPA AND MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KT WAS CENTERED WITHIN 60 NM OF 22.6N 117.6E AND IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW MOVING FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FORECAST POSITION AT 031200UTC: 23.4N, 116.7E SIGNIFICANT SWELL/HIGH SEAS SEAS 6M OVER GALES SWELL S TO SW 3-5M OVER NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (SCS) AND SEAS NEAR TAIWAN SWELL W TO SW 3M OVER SEAS NEAR LUZON THUNDERSTORMS/SEVERE WEATHER FREQ HEAVY SQ SH, TS WITHIN 240 NM FROM CENTRE OF SAUDEL. OCNL HEAVY SQ SH, TS OVER SEAS NEAR TAIWAN AND SEAS NEAR LUZON. SCT SQ SH, TS OVER CENTRAL PART OF THE SCS ISOL SQ SH, TS OVER THE EAST CHINA SEA, SOUTHERN PART OF THE SCS AND GULF OF THAILAND. SEA FOG/REDUCED VISIBILITY VIS DOWN TO 500 M IN SQ SH, TS JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY.=