On October 27, a reporter from China News Service spoke with officials from the Hainan Provincial Meteorological Bureau regarding Typhoon Talim, the season’s 20th storm. The typhoon, classified as a tropical storm, made landfall at 10:40 AM near the coastline between Da Nang and Hue in Vietnam. At the time of landfall, the storm’s maximum wind speed was recorded at Level 9 (23 meters per second), with a minimum central pressure of 990 hPa.
The meteorological agency anticipates that Typhoon Talim will move in a looping pattern just offshore of central Vietnam and gradually weaken in intensity. However, from October 27 to 30, the remnants of the storm combined with cold air will still bring strong winds to various marine areas in Hainan Province. Additionally, heavy rainfall is expected in the Xisha Islands and Hainan Island from October 28 to 30.
The Hainan Provincial Marine Forecast Center issued a yellow warning for waves at 10 AM on October 27, stating that the seas south of Hainan Island could experience towering waves ranging from 4.0 to 6.0 meters from noon on the 27th to noon on the 28th. In regions like the southern Gulf of Tonkin, east of Hainan Island, near the Xisha Islands, and the northwestern Nansha Islands, wave heights are predicted to reach between 3.0 to 4.0 meters. Meanwhile, wave heights of 2.0 to 3.0 meters are expected near the Dongsha Islands, east of Leizhou Peninsula, northern Gulf of Tonkin, areas around the middle of the Nansha Islands, south of the Nansha Islands extending to Zengmu Ansha, and the Qiongzhou Strait.
