China News Service, Beijing, August 24 (Reporter Ruan Yulin) Typhoon No. 8 "Bavi" continued to move northward on the 24th, and its intensity gradually strengthened. It set off huge waves in the East China Sea. The coastal waters of Zhejiang and Shanghai will Affected by strong wind and waves.

  At 2 a.m. on the 24th, "Bavi" strengthened to a typhoon level, and the intensity is expected to increase further. The center of typhoon "Bavi" is located on the sea in the south of the East China Sea at 15:00 on the 24th, about 610 kilometers south of Jeju, South Korea. It is expected that typhoon "Bavi" will move north to west, and its intensity will gradually increase, reaching the strongest typhoon level. On the morning of the 26th, it will move into the southern part of the Yellow Sea and approach the coast from the northwest of the Korean Peninsula to the Shandong Peninsula of China. Gradually weakened.

  The National Ocean Forecasting Station continued to issue orange wave warnings at 16:00 on the 24th. It is expected that from the night of the 24th to the day of the 25th, there will be 8 to 11 meters in the east of the East China Sea, and 4 to 6 meters in the west of the East China Sea. The offshore wave warning level will be orange; Zhejiang, There will be medium to large waves of 2 to 3.4 meters in the coastal waters of Shanghai, and medium to large waves of 1.5 to 2.5 meters in the coastal waters of southern Jiangsu. The warning level of the waves in the coastal waters will be blue.

  The forecast shows that from 14:00 on the 24th to 14:00 on the 25th, there will be 6 to 6 days in the middle of the South China Sea, the Bashi Strait, the east of Taiwan, the north of the Taiwan Strait, most of the East China Sea, the waters near the Diaoyu Islands, the coast of northeastern Zhejiang, and the coast of Shanghai. 7 strong winds, of which the winds around the Diaoyu Islands and parts of the eastern part of the East China Sea have winds ranging from 8 to 11, and the winds in the nearby waters where the typhoon center passes can reach 12 to 14.

  Experts from the National Ocean Forecasting Station said that there is still uncertainty in the movement path of typhoon Bavi, and its intensity is relatively high, which will have a certain impact on the East China Sea and the northern sea area. Please pay attention to safety for ships operating in the above sea areas and take precautions in advance. (Finish)