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the central meteorological observatory continues to issue typhoon red warnings

2024-09-05

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china news service, september 5th. according to the website of the central meteorological observatory, the central meteorological observatory continued to issue a typhoon red warning at 10:00 on september 5th.

the center of this year's 11th typhoon "makar" (super typhoon level) was located at 9 o'clock this morning (5th) on the northern waters of the south china sea, about 590 kilometers east-southeast of xuwen, guangdong, that is, 19.1 degrees north latitude and 115.7 degrees east longitude. the maximum wind speed near the center was 17 (58 meters/second), the lowest central pressure was 925 hpa, the radius of the level 7 wind circle was 300-350 kilometers, the radius of the level 10 wind circle was 140 kilometers, and the radius of the level 12 wind circle was 80 kilometers.

it is predicted that "makar" will move northwestward at a speed of 10-15 kilometers per hour and its intensity will increase. it will make landfall on the coast from qionghai, hainan to dianbai, guangdong in the afternoon to night of the 6th (super typhoon level, 16-17, 52-58 meters/second), move into the beibu gulf in the early morning of the 7th, and then move towards the china-vietnam border, gradually weakening in intensity.

image source: china national meteorological administration website

strong wind forecast: from 14:00 on september 5 to 14:00 on september 6, there will be strong winds of 6-9 in the taiwan strait, most parts of the south china sea, the coast of guangdong, hainan island and its coast, the coast of guangxi, and the qiongzhou strait. among them, there will be strong winds of 10-12 in parts of the western coast of guangdong, the northern and eastern coasts of hainan island, the qiongzhou strait, the eastern beibu gulf, and the northern and central parts of the south china sea. the wind force in the nearby seas where the center of "capricorn" passes can reach 13-17, with gusts above 17.