Is the weather good in Hangzhou?

You'd better not come to Hangzhou for a while. You are preparing for a typhoon.

Xinhua News Agency, Hangzhou, August 6 (Reporter Yue Deliang) With the approach of Typhoon Morakot No.8 this year, heavy rain and strong wind are coming. Twenty cities and counties in Zhejiang Province, including Wenzhou, Taizhou, Zhoushan and Yueqing, issued typhoon report forms on the morning of the 6th, reminding the water operations and passing ships in relevant waters to make preparations early, return to Hong Kong in time to take shelter from the wind, and strengthen port facilities to prevent ships from anchoring, grounding and collision.

At 5 o'clock on the 6th, Morakot Center is located on the ocean surface about 950km south-east of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, that is, 23.3 degrees north latitude, 0/28.6 degrees east longitude, and the central air pressure is 960 hectopascals. The maximum wind force near the center is 13 (40m/s), and the radius of the 7-level wind circle is 500km and 10.

At present, the typhoon center is moving to the west-northwest direction at a speed of 20-25 kilometers per hour. Zhejiang Meteorological Observatory predicts that the typhoon center will move to the west-northwest direction in the future, and its intensity will continue to increase. Affected by "Morakot", from the night of the 7 th to the 8 th, there was heavy rain to heavy rain and partial heavy rain in the eastern coastal areas of Zhejiang; On the 7th, there was a gust of 8-9 from the northeast to the north wind in the coastal area of south-central Zhejiang, and it increased to 10-12, and it was 12- 14 from the night of the 7th to the 8th.

The meteorological department of Zhejiang Province predicts that the intensity of Morakot will reach the level of strong typhoon on the 6th, that is, the maximum wind force near the center will exceed 14 (42m/s).

Judging from the current situation, regardless of the direction, this typhoon will have an impact on Zhejiang Province, and all localities must attach great importance to it, especially Wen Tai, Lishui and other areas seriously affected by the typhoon.