July 23 (Xinhua) — According to the website of the National Meteorological Center, yesterday strong rainfall occurred in Hainan Island, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Jilin and other places; high-temperature weather occurred in parts of the Jianghuai, Jiangnan, and South China regions. It is expected that over the next three days, parts of Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, Shandong, Jilin, Liaoning and other places will have medium-to-high risk of rainstorm disasters; attention should be paid to possible secondary disasters and the hazards of severe convective weather; the high-temperature weather in Jianghuai, Jiangnan, and northern South China will persist, and attention should be paid to its impact on health and energy demand; Guangxi and the Beibu Gulf should pay attention to the wind and rain effects of Typhoon "Prapiroon"; East China should pay attention to the development trend of Typhoon "Gaemi" and make preparations for typhoon defense.

　　Heavy rainfall in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, North China, Northeast China and other places

　　From the 23rd to the 25th, there will be heavy to torrential rain in eastern Northwest China, central and southern Northeast China, eastern North China, western Sichuan Basin, southern Guangxi, Taiwan Island and other places, with local heavy torrential rain or extraordinary torrential rain.

　　The National Meteorological Center continued to issue a blue rainstorm warning and a yellow severe convective weather warning at 06:00 on July 23. It is expected that from 08:00 on July 23 to 08:00 on July 24, parts of eastern Gansu, southern Ningxia, central Shaanxi, northern Sichuan Plateau, northwestern Sichuan Basin, southern Jilin, central and northern Liaoning, southern Guangxi and other places will have heavy to torrential rain, among which eastern Gansu and the area west of central Shaanxi and other places will have local heavy torrential rain (100–140 mm). Some of the above areas will be accompanied by short-duration heavy precipitation (maximum hourly rainfall of 30–50 mm, with local areas exceeding 80 mm). Parts of central and eastern Inner Mongolia, southeastern Heilongjiang, western and northern Jilin, central, northern and western Liaoning, eastern and southern Gansu, western Ningxia, central and northern Shaanxi, northwestern and southwestern Beijing, northern Henan, northern Sichuan and other places will experience thunderstorms with gales of force 8 or above or hail, among which central, northern and western Liaoning and other places will have local thunderstorms with gales of force 10 or above, with maximum wind force reaching force 12 or above.

National forecast map of strong rainfall areas (08:00 July 23 – 08:00 July 24)

National warning map of thunderstorms with gales or hail (08:00 July 23 – 08:00 July 24)

　　Typhoon "Gaemi" about to affect Taiwan Island and the coastal areas of Zhejiang and Fujian

　　This year's No. 3 typhoon "Gaemi" (English name: Gaemi; name origin: South Korea; meaning of the name: a very small, highly social insect) formed over the ocean east of the Philippines on the afternoon of July 20, and intensified into a typhoon on the evening of the 22nd. At 5:00 this morning (the 23rd), its center was located over the ocean about 710 km south-southeast of Yilan County, Taiwan Province of China, with maximum wind force near the center of force 13 (40 m/s) and minimum central pressure of 960 hPa. It is expected that "Gaemi" will move northward to northwestward at a speed of about 20 km per hour, with intensity continuing to increase, reaching a strong typhoon or super typhoon (50–58 m/s, force 15–17), gradually approaching the eastern coast of Taiwan Island, and will make landfall on the central and northern coast of Taiwan Island on the evening of the 24th (strong typhoon, force 14–15, 42–48 m/s). After passing through Taiwan Island, it will make landfall on the coast from central Fujian to southern Zhejiang on the afternoon to evening of the 25th (typhoon or strong typhoon, force 12–14, 33–42 m/s).

　　Affected by it, from 08:00 on July 23 to 08:00 on July 24, there will be force 6–7 gales in the southern East China Sea and the waters near the Diaoyu Islands, the Taiwan Strait, the ocean east of Taiwan, the Bashi Channel, and the eastern and northern coasts of Taiwan Island, among which the wind force over the ocean east of Taiwan will be force 8–10, and in some sea areas the wind force may reach force 11–13; the wind force over the sea surface near the center of "Gaemi" will be force 14–15, with gusts of force 16–17. In addition, there will be force 5–7 gales in the central and southern South China Sea and the waters near the Nansha Islands, the northwestern waters of the Beibu Gulf, and the southwestern coast of Guangxi. The National Meteorological Center issued a blue typhoon warning at 06:00 on July 23.

Probability forecast map of the track of this year's No. 3 typhoon "Gaemi" for the next 120 hours (05:00 July 23 – 05:00 July 28)

　　In addition, the center of this year's No. 4 typhoon "Prapiroon" (severe tropical storm) was located over the offshore waters of Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam at 5:00 this morning (the 23rd), with maximum wind force near the center of force 10 (25 m/s) and minimum central pressure of 988 hPa. It is expected that "Prapiroon" will move west-northwestward at a speed of about 10 km per hour, with intensity gradually weakening, and will soon make landfall on the coast of Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam (severe tropical storm, 25 m/s, force 10).

Probability forecast map of the track of this year's No. 4 typhoon "Prapiroon" for the next 12 hours (05:00 July 23 – 17:00 July 23)

　　Persistent high-temperature weather remains in Jianghuai, Jiangnan, South China and other places

　　Over the next three days, persistent high-temperature weather will remain in Jiangnan, Jianghuai, central and northern South China, eastern Southwest China, as well as Xinjiang, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and other places, with maximum temperatures of 35–39°C, and local areas reaching above 40°C.

　　The National Meteorological Center continued to issue an orange high-temperature warning at 06:00 on July 23: It is expected that during the daytime of July 23, there will be high-temperature weather above 35°C in the southern Xinjiang Basin and Ili River Valley, western Inner Mongolia, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and the central and western Huanghuai region, Jianghan, Jianghuai, Jiangnan, northern and eastern South China, eastern Southwest China and other places, among which parts of eastern the southern Xinjiang Basin, western Inner Mongolia, most of Hebei, southern Huanghuai, western Jianghan, Jianghuai, Jiangnan, northern South China, central and eastern Sichuan Basin, Chongqing, northeastern Guizhou and other places will have maximum temperatures of 37–39°C, and local areas in southern Chongqing, western and northern Zhejiang, southern Anhui, eastern Hunan, central Fujian, the Turpan Basin and other places may reach above 40°C.

National forecast map of high-temperature areas (08:00–20:00 July 23)

　　Specific forecasts for the next three days in China

　　From 08:00 on July 23 to 08:00 on July 24, parts of eastern Gansu, southern Ningxia, central Shaanxi, northern Sichuan Plateau, northwestern Sichuan Basin, southern Jilin, central and northern Liaoning, southern Guangxi and other places will have heavy to torrential rain, among which eastern Gansu and the area west of central Shaanxi and other places will have local heavy torrential rain (100–140 mm). The Beibu Gulf will have force 6–8 winds with gusts of force 9, and in some sea areas the wind force may reach force 9 with gusts of force 10; the central and southern East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, the ocean east of Taiwan, and the Bashi Channel will have force 6–8 winds with gusts of force 9, among which the southern East China Sea, the ocean east of Taiwan, and parts of the Bashi Channel will have force 9–11 winds with gusts of force 12–13, and the sea areas near the center of Typhoon "Gaemi" may have force 12–14 winds with gusts of force 15–16; in addition, most of the South China Sea will have force 5–7 winds with gusts of force 8.

National precipitation forecast map (08:00 July 23 – 08:00 July 24)

　　From 08:00 on July 24 to 08:00 on July 25, parts of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, western Sichuan Basin, Taiwan Island, the southeastern coast of Zhejiang, the eastern coast of Fujian, western and southern Yunnan, southeastern Tibet and other places will have heavy to torrential rain, among which Taiwan Island will have heavy torrential rain, and parts of central and southern Taiwan Island and other places will have extraordinary torrential rain (250–400 mm). Most of the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, the ocean east of Taiwan, and the Bashi Channel will have force 6–8 winds with gusts of force 9, among which the southern East China Sea, the ocean east of Taiwan, and parts of the Bashi Channel will have force 9–11 winds with gusts of force 12–13, and the sea areas near the center of Typhoon "Gaemi" may have force 12–14 winds with gusts of force 15–16; in addition, the Beibu Gulf and most of the South China Sea will have force 5–7 winds with gusts of force 8.

National precipitation forecast map (08:00 July 24 – 08:00 July 25)

　　From 08:00 on July 25 to 08:00 on July 26, parts of southeastern and central Inner Mongolia, most of Jilin, most of Liaoning, eastern Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, eastern and southern Zhejiang, Fujian, eastern Guangdong, Taiwan Island and other places will have heavy to torrential rain, among which parts of the eastern coast of Fujian, central and western Taiwan Island and other places will have heavy torrential rain, with local extraordinary torrential rain (250–300 mm). Most of the East China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, the ocean east of Taiwan, and the Bashi Channel will have force 6–8 winds with gusts of force 9, among which the southern East China Sea, the ocean east of Taiwan, and parts of the Bashi Channel will have force 9–11 winds with gusts of force 12–13, and the sea areas near the center of Typhoon "Gaemi" may have force 12–14 winds with gusts of force 15–16; in addition, most of the South China Sea will have force 5–7 winds with gusts of force 8.

National precipitation forecast map (08:00 July 25 – 08:00 July 26)