Typhoon Bebinca is forecast to have a major impact in China. Will it affect Vietnam?

The latest storm bulletin from the Philippine national weather agency PAGASA indicates that as of the afternoon of September 12th, Typhoon Bebinca was outside the Philippine forecast area. PAGASA predicts that Bebinca may enter the Philippine forecast area on September 13th and will be given the local name Ferdie.

The last time Typhoon Bebinca was identified, it was located 1,885 km east of Northern Luzon, Philippines, with maximum sustained winds of 100 km/h and moving north at a speed of 35 km/h.

Upon entering the forecast area of ​​the Philippines, Bebinca will become the sixth typhoon to affect the country during the 2024 typhoon season.

Around the night of September 14th, this storm will move into the eastern part of the East China Sea, then make landfall on the coast from Zhejiang to northern Fujian in eastern China on the morning of September 16th as a typhoon or storm, i.e., level 13-14. Due to the influence of the storm, from September 16th to 17th, Zhejiang and Fujian provinces will experience heavy rainfall.

According to the latest storm forecasts, Typhoon Bebinca is expected to make landfall on the eastern coast of China in the early morning of September 16th, and is unlikely to affect Vietnam. Photo: PAGASA

Previously, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Tropical Storm Bebinca formed on September 10 in the Western Pacific and was expected to strengthen as it moved northwest. The agency's forecast also indicated that Bebinca could reach typhoon strength by the afternoon of September 12.

According to a Bloomberg report, Typhoon Bebinca is expected to make landfall on China's eastern coast early on September 16, threatening heavy rains that could disrupt oil refineries, LNG terminals, and paralyze transportation across China.

Typhoon Bebinca also struck as China was preparing for its three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, which begins on September 15th. The severe weather is likely to disrupt travel and impact consumption in China, Bloomberg noted.

The storm's path leads to coastal areas between China's Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. This means the latest storm in the western Pacific has the potential to cause closures of Zhoushan port and oil refineries in Ningbo.

According to the latest storm forecast from China's National Meteorological Center, Typhoon Bebinca will have wind speeds of up to 162 km/h.

Typhoon Bebinca is currently forecast to make landfall in China as a Category 2 storm on the 5-category Saffir-Simpson scale. The Chinese meteorological agency predicts that Typhoon Bebinca will weaken rapidly after landfall.

Therefore, according to the above forecast, Typhoon Bebinca is unlikely to make a direct landfall in Vietnam.

Source: https://danviet.vn/bao-bebinca-du-bao-se-anh-huong-lon-o-trung-quoc-co-tac-dong-den-viet-nam-khong-20240913103957745.htm