Bulletin issued at 09:00 HKT 24/May/2012

NO WARNING.

GENERAL SITUATION AT 232100 UTC:
TROUGH 20N 108E 19N 109E 17N 112E QSTNR. TROUGH 23N 102E 23N 110E 27N 118E S SLOWLY

MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 240100 UTC:

HONG KONG= E 4-5, OCNL 6 AT FIRST. CLD. SEA 2 M, UP TO 3 M AT FIRST. SWELL E UP TO 2 M. TEMP 29-26 C. =
KWANGTUNG= E TO SE 5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS IN W. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL E TO NE 2 M IN E. =
TAIWAN STRAIT= E TO NE 4-5. FINE. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
BASHI= E TO SE 5, OCNL 6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL NE 2 M. =
PRATAS= SE 5, OCNL 6. ISOL SHOWERS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL E TO NE 2 M. =
BALINTANG= E TO SE 5, OCNL 6. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA 2-3 M. SWELL E TO NE 2 M. =
SCARBOROUGH= S TO SE 4-5, BEC S TO SW 4-5 LATER. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
PARACEL= S TO SE 4-5, S TO SW 4-5 IN S LATER. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS IN S. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
TONKIN= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 2000 M IN SCT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 M. =
DANANG= S TO SE 4-5. DOWN TO 4000 M IN ISOL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND TS. SEA UP TO 2 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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