The National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Friday issued a blue alert for the approaching typhoon Mujigae, which is expected to batter China's southern regions.

Mujigae, the 22nd typhoon of the year, will enter the eastern South China Sea around noon, and then move toward the coast of eastern Hainan and western Guangdong with strengthening force, according to the NMC. The wind speed at the center of the typhoon will top 136.8 km per hour at landfall.

The typhoon will bring gales to coastal regions of Guangdong and Hainan provinces in the coming two days, and the eastern and northern parts of Hainan Province will see moderate to heavy rain.

China has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe weather, followed by orange, yellow and blue.

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