Storm Mitag forms in the East Sea

(Dan Tri) - The hydrometeorological agency said that storm No. 8 that has just formed in the East Sea is heading towards China, with little chance of directly affecting our country.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that at noon on September 18, the tropical depression in the East Sea had strengthened into a storm (storm number 8), international name Mitag.

At 1 p.m., the center of the storm was at about 19.9 degrees North latitude, 118.4 degrees East longitude in the northeastern sea area of ​​the North East Sea. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 8 (62-74 km/h), gusting to level 10.

The Hydrometeorological Agency said that in the next 24 hours, storm number 8 will move northwest and may strengthen to level 9.

By the evening of September 19, the storm made landfall in Guangdong province (China), then weakened and gradually dissipated, with little chance of directly affecting our country.

Forecast of the movement direction of storm No. 8 (Photo: Disaster monitoring system).

Due to the influence of the storm, the northeastern sea area of ​​the North East Sea has strong winds of level 6-7, gusts of level 9, the area near the storm center has strong winds of level 8-9, gusts of level 11, waves 3-5m high, very rough seas.

The sea area from Khanh Hoa to Ho Chi Minh City, the sea area west of the central and southern East Sea (including the sea area west of Truong Sa special zone) has southwest wind level 5, sometimes level 6, gusting to level 7-8.

In addition, on the day and night of September 18, the eastern sea area of ​​the North East Sea, the central and southern East Sea area (including Truong Sa special zone), the Gulf of Tonkin, the sea area from South Quang Tri to Ca Mau, Ca Mau to An Giang and the Gulf of Thailand will have scattered showers and thunderstorms; in particular, the northeastern sea area of ​​the North East Sea will have storms.

During thunderstorms there is a possibility of tornadoes, strong gusts of wind level 6-7 and waves over 2m high.

The Hydrometeorological Agency warned that on the day and night of September 19, the northern sea area of ​​the North East Sea will have strong winds of level 8-9, gusts of level 10-11, waves 3-5m high, and very rough seas.

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