At 15:34 on June 11, the Central Meteorological Observatory issued a typhoon flash, and this year's second typhoon "Miaobai" (tropical storm level, English name: MERBOK) formed, located in the east-central South China Sea about 640 kilometers east-southeast of Shanwei City, Guangdong Province.
The Surging News (www.thepaper.cn) noted that the official microblog of the Central Meteorological Observatory referred to "MiaoBai" as "2017 Chutai" and explained that this year's first typhoon "Meihua" was generated on April 26, but it had no impact on China, and the "Chutai" here refers to the first typhoon that may land in China this year.
According to the Central Meteorological Observatory, Typhoon "Miaobai" will move north-west at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour, the intensity is gradually increasing, the maximum intensity is expected to be tropical storm level or severe tropical storm level (9-10 level, 23-25 m / s), and will make landfall in the middle and east coast of Guangdong on the night of the 12th, the intensity will still be tropical storm level or strong tropical storm level (9-10 level, 23-25 m / s), and it will weaken rapidly in Guangdong after landing.
Gale forecast: from 14:00 on the 11th to 14:00 on the 12th, the wind in the central and northeastern parts of the South China Sea, the waters near Huangyan Dao, and the central and eastern coast of Guangdong will gradually increase to 7-8, and some sea areas will be 9, and gusts can reach 10-11.