GMDSS_METAREA11-IOR_INMARSAT ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== WWCI50 BABJ 220000 1:31:11:01:00 BT SECURITE= MESSAGE FOR NAVAREA XI(IOR) ISSUED BY NMC BEIJING AT 0330UTC MAR. 22 2010= MESSAGE IS UPDATED EVERY 06 HOURS= SYNOPSIS VALID 0000UTC MAR. 22= FORECAST VALID 0000UTC MAR. 23= WARNNING= NIL= SUMMARY= SE WINDS FROM 07 TO 12M/S SEAS UP TO 1.8M OVER YELLOW SEA= SE WINDS FROM 10 TO 14M/S SEAS UP TO 2.0M OVER EAST CHINA SEA= E WINDS FROM 07 TO 12M/S SEAS UP TO 1.8M OVER SEA SOUTH OF TAIWAN= FOG OBSERVED LOCALLY OVER BEIBU GULF AND NORTH PART OF THAILAND GULF AND HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 10KM= HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 10KM OVER SOUTH PART OF EAST CHINA SEA AND TAIWAN STRAIT AND ANDAMAN SEA AND SUNDA STRAIT AND SEA WEST OF SUMATERA AND LAUT JAWA AND LAUT MALUKU= FORECAST= NE WINDS FROM 10 TO 14M/S SEAS UP TO 1.8M OVER BOHAI SEA AND NORTH PART OF YELLOW SEA= NE WINDS FROM 07 TO 12M/S SEAS UP TO 1.8M OVER MIDDLE AND SOUTH PARTS OF YELLOW SEA= SW WINDS FROM 07 TO 12M/S SEAS UP TO 1.8M OVER EAST CHINA SEA AND SEA EAST OF TAIWAN= SW WINDS FROM 10 TO 14M/S SEAS UP TO 2.0M OVER JAPAN SEA= FOG OVER BEIBU GULF AND NORTHWEST PART OF SOUTH CHINA SEA AND HORIZONTAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN 10KM= ========== WWHK82 VHHH 211800 40:1:31:11:01:00 HONG KONG METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING WARNING/INFORMATION FOR THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. WARNINGS GALE FORCE WINDS OVER TAIWAN STRAIT AT FIRST. SYNOPSIS (211800UTC) AND 24-HOUR FORECAST AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO TAIWAN STRAIT AT FIRST. SIGNIFICANT SWELL/HIGH SEAS SEAS 6 M OVER THE TAIWAN STRAIT AT FIRST. SWELL NE 3 M OVER THE TAIWAN STRAIT. THUNDERSTORMS/SEVERE WEATHER ISOLATED SQUALLY(SQ) SHOWERS(SH) AND THUNDERSTORM(TS) OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, SEAS NEAR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES, SEAS NEAR BORNEO AND THE STRAIT OF MALACCA. SEA FOG/REDUCED VISIBILITY VISIBILITY DOWN TO 500 M IN FOG PATCHES OVER THE GULF OF TONKIN. VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1000 M IN HAZE OVER THE EAST CHINA SEA, SEAS NEAR KWANGTUNG AND TAIWAN STRAIT. VISIBILITY DOWN TO 4000 M IN SQ SH AND TS.= ==========