In the morning, Feng Ye was working on the deck when he suddenly heard A-Can calling him.
"Brother Ye, Brother Ye..."
"What's wrong?"
Feng Ye straightened up, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and looked up at A-Can.
"We're in big trouble. The weather forecast just said a typhoon is passing through this area."
Ah-Can looked nervous, spoke hurriedly, and his face was full of anxiety.
"typhoon?"
Feng Ye's heart skipped a beat.
Typhoons are no joke; once you encounter one, it can be a huge problem.
No wonder the sky seemed gloomy and the sun was not visible when I woke up this morning. I thought it was just a cloudy day, but it turned out to be a sign that a typhoon was about to pass through.
He glanced at his watch and realized it was already past 9:30; the marine weather forecast had just finished airing.
Besides communicating with other ships, the most important function of maritime radio stations is to receive broadcasts.
When I'm bored while sailing, I often listen to the radio.
I listen to marine weather forecasts without fail; I never miss a single one.
After all, this is a matter of utmost importance, concerning one's life and fortune.
If the weather turns bad, they can no longer continue their risky operations at sea and must return to port immediately or find a safe harbor to take shelter.
The ocean weather forecast is issued four times a day: at 9:30 a.m., at 12:00 p.m., at 5:30 p.m., and at 8:00 p.m.
When will the typhoon arrive? Did the weather forecast mention it?
Feng Ye asked in a deep voice, his expression becoming serious.
"They said they would enter this sea area around dusk."
Ah-chan replied, repeating the information he had just heard from the maritime radio station.
Feng Ye couldn't help but frown.
They are at least ten hours away from the shore, but it's not ten hours until evening; at most, it's only about nine hours away.
There simply wasn't enough time to get back to shore.
Moreover, typhoons are always accompanied by strong winds and huge waves before they arrive.
In other words, they have even less time available for navigation.
It's certain that the typhoon had already arrived while they were still at sea.
At that time, the sea will become extremely dangerous, and there will be no way to escape.
It's not unusual for a typhoon to occur at this time; it's quite normal.
It's already early July in the Gregorian calendar, which is the season when typhoons are most frequent.
In my country, typhoons make landfall over a very wide range of times.
Typhoons can make landfall in any month of the year except for January to March.
Even in the cold winter month of December, typhoons occasionally occur, though the probability is relatively low.
The most active months for typhoons are from July to September.
Major typhoons that can cause catastrophic consequences usually occur during these months.
Among them, August is the month with the most typhoons forming and the most frequent activity.
Once a typhoon forms, it is extremely powerful and destructive.
Encountering a typhoon at sea is an absolute nightmare for fishermen.
Thinking about the potential dangers, Feng Ye couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
"What incredibly bad luck!"
He couldn't help but curse inwardly.
At the same time, he was cursing the weather forecast in his heart:
Why couldn't they have announced it earlier? Why did they have to wait until the typhoon was almost here to announce it? Isn't that just making things difficult for people?
Imagine future weather forecasts—not only more accurate, but also able to detect typhoons as soon as they begin to form.
Then, we track its movements and predict the typhoon's path and arrival time well in advance.
This gives ships at sea enough time to respond.
We would never be in such a passive position now.
However, there's no point in complaining now; the problem still needs to be solved.
Feng Ye took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
"The weather forecast should mention the typhoon's level, right?"
Ah-Can replied, "They said it's around level 9."
"A Category 9 typhoon... or a tropical storm?"
Typhoon and hurricane are both different names for tropical cyclones.
Typhoons occur in the western North Pacific Ocean, west of the International Date Line.
In the Atlantic or the eastern North Pacific, they are called hurricanes.
Typhoons are typically accompanied by strong winds and torrential rain. The wind direction rotates counterclockwise, and the isobars and isotherms are approximately a set of concentric circles, with the lowest central pressure and the highest temperature.
The wind speeds near the center of the storm are divided into six levels, from highest to lowest.
Super Typhoon: Winds near the center are at or above level 16, with wind speeds ≥ 51.0 m/s;
Strong typhoon: Winds near the center are at level 14-15, with wind speeds of 32.7-41.4 meters per second;
Typhoon: Winds near the center are at level 12-13, with wind speeds of 24.5-32.6 meters per second;
Severe Tropical Storm: Winds near the center are at level 10-11, with wind speeds of 17.2-24.4 meters per second;
Tropical Storm: Winds near the center are at force 8-9, with wind speeds of 10.8-17.1 meters per second;
Tropical Depression: Winds near the center are at force 6-7, with wind speeds of 6-7 meters per second.
Among them, those exceeding level 10 (strong tropical storm and above) are classified as relatively strong typhoons.
Tropical depressions and tropical storms of force 6 to 9 are usually considered "mini typhoons".
Typhoons of these two levels have limited destructive power.
However, Feng Ye's heart was not at ease; he only breathed a slight sigh of relief.
They are currently in the middle of the ocean, and even a small typhoon or tropical storm should not be underestimated.
Even without wind, the waves are three feet high; with wind, the waves will only be bigger.
One wrong move and the boat could capsize, and everyone could perish at sea.
He looked at Ah-chan, who was standing on the pier platform: "Have you contacted Uncle Jun?"
"Not yet, I came out as soon as I heard the weather forecast."
As soon as he finished speaking, a call came from the radio in the driver's cab; it was Xiao Zhaojun's voice.
Clearly, he also listened to the marine weather forecast.
Ah-Can quickly said, "Uncle Jun is calling me."
"Then you should contact Uncle Jun. I'll arrange for people to close the net here as well."
As Feng Ye spoke, he turned his head and glanced at the Harvest in the distance, where he could vaguely see figures moving about at the stern.
Without a doubt, they are closing in.
Now that the typhoon is coming, we definitely need to quickly take in the nets and get out of there as soon as possible.
Although it's almost impossible to run back to shore, they'll run as far as they can.
Moreover, there are more islands closer to the shore.
If all else fails, the only option is to find an island to dock and seek shelter from the storm.
Although there are certain risks involved, it is still much safer than drifting on the vast ocean.
At least people will be safe; they can hide on the island.
As for the boat, that's up to fate.
Ye Chenliang and Han Qiwen turned pale when they heard that a typhoon was passing through the area.
Without waiting for instructions, he hurriedly ran to the stern to collect the net.
Perhaps because a typhoon was approaching, the catch was huge.
Although it didn't take a full three hours, they still managed to collect nearly 10,000 jin (5,000 kg) of goods.
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