Bulletin issued at 09:00 HKT 11/Mar/2010

GALE WARNING AREAS: BALINTANG AND SCARBOROUGH.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 102100 UTC:
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREAS.

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 110100 UTC:

HONG KONG= E TO NE 4. DOWN TO 4000 M IN SOME HAZE. TEMP 19-16 C. =
KWANGTUNG= E TO NE 4-5, UP TO 6 AT FIRST. CLD. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= NE 5-6. FINE. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE 2-3 M. =
BASHI= E TO NE 5-6, UP TO 7 AT FIRST. LGT RAIN PATCHES. SEA 2-4 M. SWELL NE 3 M. =
PRATAS= E TO NE 5-6. CLD. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE 3 M. =
BALINTANG= E TO NE 6-7, UP TO 8 AT FIRST. LGT RAIN PATCHES. SEA 3-6 M. SWELL NE 3 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= NE 6-7, UP TO 8 AT FIRST. CLD. SEA 3-6 M. SWELL N 3 M. =
PARACEL= E TO NE 4-5, UP TO 6 AT FIRST. LGT RAIN PATCHES. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL N 3 M. =
TONKIN= N TO NE 5, BEC E TO SE 4. DOWN TO 500 M IN FOG PATCHES LATER. SEA 2 M. =
DANANG= NE 6, BEC E 4-5. LGT RAIN PATCHES. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL N 3 M. =
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Abbreviations:
KT, VRB, SLW, FRQ - knot, variable, slow, frequent STNR, QSTNR, C - stationary, quasi-stationary, degrees celsius WKN, INTSF, INTST, NC - weaken, intensify, intensity, no change LGT, ISOL, SCT, OCNL - light, isolated, scattered, occasional CLD, DZ, TS - cloudy, drizzle, thunderstorm

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