China News Service, Haikou, September 17 (Fu Xiaohong and Wu Chunwa) News from the Hainan Provincial Meteorological Observatory, this year's No. 11 Typhoon "Hongxia" has strengthened into a severe tropical storm on the morning of the 17th, and its center is located in Sansha City, Hainan Province at 7 o'clock. Yongxing Island is about 315 kilometers east of South China Sea in the middle of the South China Sea.
It is expected that "Hongxia" will move toward the central coast of Vietnam via the sea south of Hainan Island on the 18th, and its intensity will gradually increase, reaching a maximum intensity of typhoon level.
Affected by the "red clouds" and weak cold air, there will be strong wind and rain on the ocean and land in Hainan Province from the 17th to the 18th.
The Hainan Meteorological Bureau continued to issue a four-level typhoon warning at 7:30 on the 17th.
Haikou New Seaport issued a notice on the 17th that the Qiongzhou Strait route will be suspended from 15:00 on the 17th due to typhoon "Hongxia" affecting the safe navigation of ships.
According to monitoring, this year’s No. 11 typhoon "Hongxia" strengthened from tropical storm level to severe tropical storm level this morning (17th), and its center was at 14.3 degrees north latitude and 113.7 degrees east longitude at 7 o'clock. It was in Yongzhou, Sansha City, Hainan Province. On the sea surface of the central South China Sea about 315 kilometers east of Xingdao, the maximum wind force near the center is 10 levels (25 m/s), the lowest pressure at the center is 985 hPa, and the radius of the level 7 wind circle is 120 to 150 kilometers.
The Hainan Meteorological Observatory predicts that "Hongxia" will move northwestward at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour, passing through the sea south of the Zhongsha and Paracel Islands on the 17th, and heading towards the central coast of Vietnam via the sea south of Hainan Island on the 18th. , The intensity gradually strengthens, the maximum intensity can reach typhoon level (12-13, 33-38m/s), and it will make landfall on the coast of central Vietnam around noon on the 18th, and the intensity will gradually weaken thereafter.
In the ocean, the sea surface near the Xisha and Zhongsha Islands, at noon from the 17th to the 18th, winds were 9-10 and 11-12 gusts; from the afternoon of the 18th, it weakened to 7-8 and 9 gusts.
The sea surface around Hainan Island and the sea surface of Beibu Gulf. During the daytime on the 17th, wind force 5-6, gust 7-8; from the night on the 17th, it will increase to 7-8, gust 9-10; on the 18th, the night gradually weakened to 6 ～Level 7 and gust 8.
On the sea near the Nansha Islands, wind force was 6-7 and gusts 8-9 from the 17th to the 18th.
On the land side, on September 17, there were moderate to heavy rains and local torrential rains in the northeastern half of Hainan Island, and light to moderate rains in the remaining areas.
On the 18th, there were heavy to heavy rains and local heavy rains in the eastern, central and southern areas of Hainan Island, and moderate to heavy rains and local heavy rains in the northern and western areas.
In addition, the coastal land around Hainan Island will be accompanied by strong winds of magnitude 6 to 7, and gusts of magnitude 8 to 9.
The Meteorological Department of Hainan Province reminds that relevant departments are requested to continue their defense work and strengthen the management of returning fishing boats. The cities and counties in the central and southern parts of Hainan Island need to prevent floods of small and medium rivers and mountain torrents that may be caused by local heavy rainfall.
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