China News Service, Beijing, September 14 (Reporter Ruan Yulin) The powerful typhoon "Plum Blossom", the 12th typhoon of this year, wrapped wind and rain and headed towards the coast of Zhejiang. It will become the first strong typhoon to land in China this year and will seriously affect East China. coastal.

During the landing of the strong typhoon "Meihua", the astronomical tide happened. Experts reminded that it is necessary to be alert to the superimposed influence of the "three encounters" of wind, rain and tide.

　　Monitoring shows that, affected by the No. 12 typhoon "Plum Blossom" this year, on the morning of the 14th, a buoy in the Taizhou sea has detected a turbulent wave with an effective wave height of 8.8 meters, and a buoy in the sea off Zhoushan has detected a huge wave of 5.6 meters. Large waves with an effective wave height of 3.8 meters have been monitored, and the Zhujiajian Ocean Station has monitored large waves of more than 4 meters.

　　The center of typhoon "Meihua" was located on the offshore sea about 90 kilometers southeast of Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province at 17:00 on the 14th.

It is expected that "Plum Blossom" will move north-westward at a speed of 25 kilometers to 30 kilometers per hour, and will soon make landfall in the coastal area from Beilun, Ningbo, Ningbo, and Zhoushan in Zhejiang Province with a strong typhoon level.

　　The National Ocean Forecasting Station issued a red wave warning on the 14th.

Affected by this year's No. 12 typhoon "Meihua" (strong typhoon level), it is expected that from the night of the 14th to the daytime of the 15th, there will be wild waves of 6 meters to 10 meters in the southern part of the East China Sea. There will be 3 waves in the northern part of the East China Sea and the southern part of the Yellow Sea. Large waves ranging from meters to 5 meters will reach the giant wave area; there will be large waves ranging from 4 meters to 6 meters in the coastal waters of Shanghai and northern Zhejiang, and there will be 3 meters to 4 meters in the coastal waters of southern Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu, and southern Shandong. There will be medium to large waves ranging from 2 meters to 3.3 meters in the coastal waters of northern Jiangsu.

　　The National Oceanographic Observatory issued an orange storm surge warning on the 14th.

It is expected that from the afternoon of the 14th to the afternoon of the 15th, there will be a storm surge of 40 cm to 110 cm from Liaoning to the northern coast of the Shandong Peninsula, and there will be a storm surge of 60 cm to 150 cm from the south of the Shandong Peninsula to the coast of Nantong, Jiangsu. There will be a storm surge of 130 cm to 280 cm along the coast of Ningbo, Zhejiang, and a storm surge of 30 cm to 80 cm along the coast of Taizhou, Zhejiang.

　　Experts reminded that the astronomical tide occurred during the landing of the typhoon, and it is necessary to be alert to the superimposed influence of the "three encounters" of wind, rain and tide.

The National Ocean Forecasting Station reminded that ships operating in the affected sea areas should pay attention to safety, coastal governments and relevant departments should do emergency rescue work to prevent storm surges according to their duties, and relevant marine operators should evacuate in time.

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