China News Service, September 17 According to the website of the Central Meteorological Observatory, the Central Meteorological Observatory will continue to issue a blue typhoon warning at 06:00 on September 17.
It is expected that the typhoon "Hongxia" will make landfall on the coast of central Vietnam around noon on the 18th, and its intensity will gradually weaken thereafter.
This year's No. 11 typhoon "Hongxia" today (17th) intensified from tropical storm level to severe tropical storm level. At 5 o'clock in the morning, its center is located in the middle of the South China Sea, about 355 kilometers southeast of Yongxing Island, Sansha City, Hainan Province. Above, it is 14.1 degrees north latitude and 114.1 degrees east longitude. The maximum wind force near the center is 10 levels (25 m/s), the minimum pressure at the center is 985 hPa, and the radius of the seventh level wind circle is 120-150 kilometers.
It is expected that "Hongxia" will move to the northwest at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour. It will pass through the sea south of the Zhongsha Islands and the Paracel Islands during the day and at night, and will move 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 level, 33-38m/s), and it will land on the coast of central Vietnam around noon on the 18th, and then the intensity will gradually weaken.
From 08:00 on the 17th to 08:00 on the 18th, most of the South China Sea, the Beibu Gulf, and the coast of South China had 6-7 strong winds. Among them, the winds of the middle and western South China Sea, the Zhongsha Islands and the Xisha Islands and nearby seas, and the southern coast of Hainan were 8- At level 9, the nearby sea area where the "Hongxia" center passes has level 10-12 winds, and gusts can reach level 13.
From 08:00 on the 17th to 08:00 on the 18th, there were heavy rains in the eastern part of Hainan Island and the eastern Leizhou Peninsula, among which there was heavy rain (50-60 mm) in the eastern part of Hainan Island.
In terms of defense guidelines, the government and relevant departments should do a good job of typhoon prevention and emergency response in accordance with their duties; related waters and marine operations and passing ships should return to ports for shelter.