BEIJING, July 19 -- China's northern coast will experience a storm surge from Tuesday evening to Wednesday, said China's National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center.

The center issued yellow warnings, third in the four-color warning system, for the ports of Qinhuangdao and Jingtang in north China's Hebei Province and blue warnings to other coast regions in Tianjin, Hebei and Liaoning.

The elevation may range from 50 to 150 cm and the peak is likely to arrive on Wednesday afternoon, the center statement said.

Meanwhile, waves measuring three to four meters will occur in the northern part of the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea.

Several popular summer resorts along the coast have attracted a large crowd of tourists. The center urged them to stay away from the shore.