Authority warns of high waves in South China Sea

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China's maritime authority has issued an early warning for high waves that may occur in the South China Sea region due to the impacts of both a tropical depression and a southwest monsoon.

The National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center on Tuesday issued a blue warning, the lowest level in the country's four-tier color-coded weather warning system, for sea waves as high as 3 to 5 meters in the western part of the South China Sea from Tuesday to noon Wednesday.

The center also warned of waves that will measure 2 to 3 meters in the waters off the island province of Hainan.

The center said the tropical depression may develop into a tropical storm during the day on Tuesday.

It also issued a blue warning for storm tides in Hainan and urged ships and relevant government departments in affected areas to take precautions against safety risks.

• Strong wind, thunder hit Liuzhou City in S. China's Guangxi
• Heavy rain forecast in S China
• Hot weather seen in Chongqing

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