Tropical depression in the East Sea is about to strengthen into a storm, heading towards the Gulf of Tonkin

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that this morning, October 17, the low pressure area in the sea southwest of the Hoang Sa archipelago has strengthened into a tropical depression.

Áp thấp nhiệt đới trên Biển Đông sắp mạnh thành bão, hướng vào vịnh Bắc bộ - Ảnh 1. — Map of the direction of the tropical depression

At 10:00 a.m., the center of the tropical depression was at about 15.5 degrees north latitude; 110.7 degrees east longitude, about 150 km southwest of Hoang Sa archipelago. The tropical depression was strong at level 6 (39 - 49 km/h), gusting to level 8, moving northwest at 5 - 10 km per hour.

In the next 24 hours, the tropical depression is likely to strengthen into a storm.

At around 10am on October 18, the eye of the storm was at around 16.9 degrees north latitude; 109.2 degrees east longitude on the sea from Quang Tri to Da Nang. The storm was at level 8, gusting to level 10.

At about 10:00 a.m. on October 19, the center of the storm was at about 18.9 degrees north latitude; 107.8 degrees east longitude in the sea south of the Gulf of Tonkin.

From the next 48 to 72 hours, the storm continues to move in a west-northwest direction, traveling about 5 - 10 km per hour.

Due to the influence of the storm, the southwestern sea area of the northern East Sea (including the sea area of Hoang Sa archipelago), the sea area from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai has winds gradually increasing to level 6 - level 7, then increasing to level 8, gusting to level 10, rough seas.

The southwestern sea area of the northern East Sea (including the sea area of Hoang Sa archipelago), waves are 2 - 4 m high.

From October 17 to 19, in the area from Quang Tri to Quang Nam, there will be heavy to very heavy rain; in the areas of Ha Tinh , Quang Binh, Quang Ngai, there will be moderate rain, heavy rain, and in some places very heavy rain. From October 19, the Northern and North Central regions are likely to have heavy rain; heavy rain in the Central Central region will gradually decrease.

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