China News Service, October 29. According to the website of the Central Meteorological Observatory, from 14:00 on the 28th to 02:00 on the 29th, northeast winds of magnitude 5 to 7 and gusts of magnitude 8 appeared in the Taiwan Strait, the northern waters of the South China Sea, the Qiongzhou Strait, and the Beibu Gulf. Rotating winds of magnitude 6 to 8 and gusts of magnitude 9 to 10 appeared in the central and southern waters of the South China Sea.

　　It is expected that during the day of the 29th, due to the combined effects of the tropical system and cold air after the weakening of Typhoon Morafe, there will be 6-7 gusts in the northeast of Taiwan Strait, northeastern South China Sea, Beibu Gulf, and Qiongzhou Strait. Wind, in the western part of the Beibu Gulf, the wind can reach level 8 and gust 9; during the day of the 30th to the night of the 31st, affected by the cold air, there will be the Taiwan Strait, the east of Taiwan, the Bashi Strait, the northeastern part of the South China Sea and the central and eastern seas. The northerly to northeasterly winds of magnitude 6-7 and gusts of magnitude 8 will have winds of magnitude 8 and 9 gusts in the Taiwan Strait, Bashi Strait, and parts of the central and eastern South China Sea.

The specific forecasts for the next three days are as follows:

　　From 08:00 on the 29th to 08:00 on the 30th, the Taiwan Strait, the Beibu Gulf, and the Qiongzhou Strait will have easterly to northeast winds of magnitude 6 to 7 and gusts of magnitude 8; in the northwestern South China Sea there will be winds of magnitude 5 to 7 and 8 gusts. Northeasterly wind, there will be northeast to northeast winds of magnitude 4-6 and 7 gusts in most of the East China Sea, east of Taiwan, and northeast winds of magnitude 5-6 and 7 gusts in the Bashi Strait and the northeastern part of the South China Sea. There will be easterly winds of magnitude 4-6 and gust 7 in the central and western waters of the South China Sea (Figure 1).

Figure 1 Forecast of gale above level 6 in offshore areas (08:00 on the 29th to 08:00 on the 30th)

　　From 08:00 on the 30th to 08:00 on the 31st, there will be northeast winds of magnitude 7 to 8 and gusts of magnitude 9 in the Taiwan Strait, and north to northeast winds of magnitude 5 to 6 and gusts of magnitude 7 to most of the East China Sea and Beibu Gulf. To the east of Taiwan, Bashi Strait, northeastern South China Sea, and central and eastern waters will have northeast winds of magnitude 6 to 7 and gusts of magnitude 8; Qiongzhou Strait and the central and western waters of the South China Sea will have northeast winds of magnitude 5 to 6 and gusts of magnitude 7 to the east. Northeasterly wind, there will be northeasterly winds of magnitude 5 to 7 and gust 8 in the northwestern South China Sea (Figure 2).

Figure 2 Forecast of gales above level 6 in offshore areas (08:00 on the 30th to 08:00 on the 31st)

　　From 08:00 on October 31 to 08:00 on November 1, there will be northeast winds of magnitude 5 to 7 and gusts of magnitude 8 in the Taiwan Strait, and magnitude 6 to 7 and gusts of 8 to Bashi Strait, the northeastern and central and eastern waters of the South China Sea. There will be southwest winds of magnitude 4 to 6 and gusts of magnitude 7 in the northern waters of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, and northeast winds of magnitude 5 to 6 and gusts of magnitude 7 to the east of Taiwan, the northwestern part of the South China Sea and the central and western waters (Figure 3).

Figure 3 Forecast of strong winds above level 6 in offshore areas (from 08:00 on October 31 to 08:00 on November 1)

Weather impact and focus

　　It is expected that from day 29 to night on the 31st, there will be strong winds of 6 to 8 and 9 gusts in the southern waters of the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, the East of Taiwan, the Bashi Strait, the northern and central waters of the South China Sea, the Beibu Gulf, and the Qiongzhou Strait.

Vessels navigating and operating in sea areas affected by strong winds shall pay attention to navigation safety.