CMA upgrades emergency response to Level II for Haikui

In this 8:30 a.m., Zheng Guoguang, Administrator of China Meteorological Administration (CMA) signed an order to upgrade the emergency response level for typhoon Haikui from Level Ⅲ to Level Ⅱ.

CMA urges its internal bodies and institutions concerned to enter Level Ⅱ emergency response immediately. Meteorological departments of Zhejiang, Shanghai and Jiangsu also entered into the Level Ⅱ emergency response state.

In this 6:00 a.m., the Central Meteorological Office issued an orange warning for this 11 th typhoon "Haikui". The eye of Haikui located in the sea areas of East China Sea, about 330 km from southeast of Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province (27.5 N°, 124.4E°). The maximum wind force is up to scale 12 (33 m/s) with the minimum air pressure of 970 hPa.

Haikui will move west by north to northwest at the speed of 10-15 kilometers per hour with gaining intensity and land in the coastal arewas between Zhoushan and Yuhuan of Zhejiang Province in this night to next forenoon.

Influenced by Haikui, there will be scale 7 to 9 wind force in east sea areas of Taiwan, northern Taiwan Strait, East China Sea, northern coastal areas of Taiwan and Fujian, eastern and coastal areas of Zhejiang, Hangzhou Bay, mouth of Yangtze River, Shanghai, southeastern and coastal areas of Jiangsu. Meanwhile, the wind force of areas which near the eye of Haikui will be scale 12-13 even 14-15.Moreover, heavy rain to rainstorm will hit most areas of Zhejiang, Shanghai, southeastern Jiangsu, southeastern Anhui, central and western Taiwan while central and Zhejiang, southern Shanghai get severe rainstorm with 250-350mm of rainfall.

(Source: China Meteorological News Press)