Typhoon Shanshen’s Typhoon Shanshen

At 02:00 on October 24, 2012, Tropical Storm No. 23 "Son-Tinh" formed on the northwest Pacific Ocean southeast of the Philippines. At 05:00, its center was located southeast of Manila, Philippines. About 900 kilometers offshore of the southeastern Philippines, it is 8.9 degrees north latitude and 127.0 degrees east longitude. The maximum wind force near the center is level 8 (18 meters/second), and the minimum air pressure at the center is 998 hectopascals. "Mountain God" will move west-northwest at a speed of 15-20 kilometers per hour, and its intensity will gradually increase. It will have no impact on my country's offshore waters in the next two days.

On the afternoon of October 25, the center of Tropical Storm No. 23 "Son-Tinh" has entered the eastern waters of the South China Sea. At 17:00, its center is located about 130 kilometers southeast of my country's Huangyan Island. , which is 14.2 degrees north latitude and 118.6 degrees east longitude. The maximum wind force near the center is level 9 (23 meters/second), and the minimum air pressure in the center is 992 hPa. It is expected that "Mountain God" will move west-northwest at a speed of about 25 kilometers per hour, gradually approaching the sea near Sansha City, Hainan Province, and its intensity will gradually increase.

Affected by the simultaneous influence of "Mountain God" and cold air, from 20:00 on the 25th to 20:00 on the 26th, the waters near Huangyan Island, Sansha City and its nearby waters, Bashi Strait, and Balintang Strait There will be strong winds of magnitude 6-8 in the northern, central and southeastern waters of the South China Sea, and winds of magnitude 9-10 in the waters near the center of the "Shan Shen"; there will be heavy to heavy rains in the waters near Huangyan Island and Sansha City.

On October 28, the No. 23 strong typhoon "Son-Tinh" weakened into a typhoon in the morning. At 10:00 on the 28th, its center was located in the Beibu Gulf, about 180 kilometers southeast of Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam. On the sea surface, it is 18.6 degrees north latitude and 107.2 degrees east longitude. The maximum wind force near the center is level 13 (40 meters/second), and the minimum air pressure in the center is 960 hectopascals. "Shan Shen" will move northwest and north at a speed of 10-15 kilometers per hour, gradually approaching the coast of northern Vietnam, and may make landfall on this coast tonight; its intensity will gradually weaken.