Storm No. 15 continues to change direction, the impact on land will last a long time.

Storm No. 15 (Storm Koto) has had very complicated developments after entering the East Sea.

Location and path of storm No. 15. Photo: KTTV

Storm No. 15 (Koto) has had very complicated developments after entering the East Sea. It is forecasted that the storm will change direction 6 times, remaining at sea for about 7 days. The closer it gets to land, the slower its speed will be, so the impact will last longer.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 4:00 p.m. on November 27, the center of the storm was located at about 13.2 degrees North latitude; 113.3 degrees East longitude, about 230 km northwest of Song Tu Tay Island. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 12 (118 - 133 km/h), gusting to level 15. Moving westward at a speed of 5 - 10 km/h.

Forecast until 4:00 p.m. on November 28, the storm will move in the West Southwest direction, speed 3 - 5 km/h, storm location at 12.80N-112.60E; in the sea west of the central East Sea, about 260 km northwest of Song Tu Tay island, storm intensity level 11, gust level 14, natural disaster risk level 3, affected area is the central East Sea (including the sea north of Truong Sa special zone).

At 4:00 p.m. on November 29, the storm moved in the North-Northwest direction, at a speed of 3-5 km/h, located at 13.50N-112.20E; in the sea west of the central East Sea, the storm intensity was level 10, gust level 13, natural disaster risk level 3, the affected area was the sea west of the central East Sea (including the sea northwest of Truong Sa special zone), the sea off the coast of provinces from Gia Lai to Khanh Hoa.

Forecast, at 4:00 p.m. on November 30, the storm will move in the North-Northwest direction, at a speed of 3-5 km/hour, located at 14.10N-111.90E; in the Northwestern sea area of ​​the central East Sea, the storm intensity will be level 10, gust level 13, natural disaster risk level 3, the affected area will be the western sea area of ​​the central East Sea, the sea area off the coast of the provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak.

Warning, from the next 72 to 120 hours, the storm will move slowly in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 3-5 km/h, then it is likely to change direction to the West at a speed of 5-10 km/h and the intensity will continue to weaken.

Due to the storm's influence, the central East Sea area (including the sea area north of Truong Sa special zone) has strong winds of level 7 - 9; the area near the storm's eye has strong winds of level 10 - 12, gusting to level 15; waves 4 - 6 m high, the area near the storm's eye 7 - 9 m; the sea is very rough.

From early morning and on November 28, the offshore waters from Gia Lai to Khanh Hoa will have strong winds of level 6-7, then increasing to level 8, gusting to level 9-10, waves 5-7 m high, and rough seas. Ships operating in the above-mentioned dangerous areas are likely to be affected by storms, whirlwinds, strong winds, and large waves.

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