Typhoon Rusa is bringing fresh gales to coastal areas in east
China, according to forecast from China's Central Meteorological
Station Friday.
The center of the typhoon passed over the southwest sea of Japan's
Kyushu at 5 a.m. Friday (Beijing time), with gale-force winds
reaching a maximum force 12 on the Beaufort scale.
It
is expected move northwest towards the southern coast of theKorean
Peninsula at a speed of 15 km per hour, with its strength weakening
gradually, according to the forecast.
The typhoon is expected to hit the north and east parts of the East
China Sea, most of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea with windforces
from 7 to 10 from daytime to night Friday. At the center ofthe
storm they will reach 11 to 12.
The coastal areas of Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shandong as well as the
estuary region of the Yangtze River will also suffer gales with the
forces of from 7 to 9.
(Xinhua News
Agency August 31, 2002)