China News Service, Haikou, October 11 (Reporter Yin Haiming) This year's No. 18 typhoon "Compasses" is about to hit, Hainan Meteorological Bureau issued a typhoon four-level warning at 16:30 on the 11th.

Photo courtesy of Hainan Meteorological Service Center

　　According to the Hainan Meteorological Bureau on the 11th, this year’s No. 18 typhoon "Compasses" (tropical storm level), the center was located at 18.7 degrees north latitude and 122.8 degrees east longitude at 14:00 on the 11th, which is about 495 kilometers northeast of Manila, Philippines. , The maximum wind force near the center is 9 (23 m/s), and the lowest air pressure in the center is 990 hPa.

　　It is expected that the "compass" will move westward at a speed of about 25 kilometers per hour, and its intensity will slowly increase. It will enter the northeastern part of the South China Sea at night on the 11th and approach the southeastern coast of Hainan Island, and may be from noon to night on the 13th. Landed in the coastal area of ​​the southeastern part of Hainan Island or passed by the coastal area in the south.

　　Hainan Provincial Marine Forecast Station issued a storm surge level IV warning (blue) at 16:00 on the 11th.

Affected by the typhoon "Compasses" (tropical storm level), it is expected that from the night of the 11th to the day of the 12th, there will be 20 to 40 centimeters of storm water increase from the north to the northeast coast of Hainan Island. The Xiuying tide station on the above shore will be On the morning of the 12th, there was a high tide that reached the local blue alert tide level.

　　Hainan Marine Forecasting Station issued a wave III warning (yellow) at 16:00 on the 11th.

Affected by the typhoon "Compass", it is estimated that there will be 6.0-8.0 meters of violent waves near Dongsha, east of Leizhou Peninsula, east of Hainan Island, Xisha, and Zhongsha from the night of the 11th to the day of the 12th.

There are large waves of 2.5 to 3.5 meters on the sea to the south of Hainan Island and the northern part of Nansha.

From the south of Nansha to the vicinity of Zengmu Ansha, Beibu Gulf, and Qiongzhou Strait, there are moderate to large waves of 2.0 to 2.8 meters.

There will be moderate to large waves of 2.0 to 3.0 meters in the coastal waters of the eastern part of Hainan Island.

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