Storm Yinxing, level 17, turns West Southwest

(CPV) – At 10:00 a.m. on November 8, the center of storm No. 7 (Yinxing) was located in the eastern sea of ​​the North East Sea, with strong winds of level 13-14, gusting to level 17, moving in the West Southwest direction, at a speed of about 15km/hour.

Location and direction of storm No. 7 on the afternoon of November 8. Photo: Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting

  According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 10:00 a.m. (November 8), the center of the storm was located at about 18.3 degrees North latitude; 118.9 degrees East longitude, in the eastern sea of ​​the North East Sea. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 13-14 (134-166 km/h), gusting to level 17. Moving in the West Southwest direction, speed about 15 km/h.

  At 10:00 a.m. on November 9, the center of the storm was at about 18.5 degrees North latitude; 115.1 degrees East longitude, in the North East Sea, 430km northeast of the Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 12, gusting to level 15. Moving in the West Northwest direction, speed about 15-20km/h.

At 10:00 on November 10, the center of the storm was at about 18.6 degrees North latitude; 11259 degrees East longitude, about 270km North-Northeast of the Paracel Islands. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 12, gusting to level 15. Moving in the West-Northwest direction, at a speed of about 10km/h and gradually weakening.

At 10:00 on November 11, the center of the storm was at about 17.6 degrees North latitude; 111.2 degrees East longitude, about 140km North-Northwest of Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 10, gusting to level 13. Moving in a southwest direction, at a speed of about 5-10km/h.

From the next 72 to 120 hours, the storm will move to the Southwest, traveling 10-15km per hour, and continue to weaken.

Due to the storm's influence, on the night of November 8 and the day of November 9, the North East Sea area (including Hoang Sa sea area) will have strong winds of level 7-9, the area near the storm's eye will have strong winds of level 10-12, gusting to level 14, the sea will be very rough; waves will be 4-6m high, the area near the storm's eye will be 6-8m.

  The northern sea area between the East Sea and the sea area from Quang Tri to Ca Mau has strong northeast winds of level 5, sometimes level 6, gusting to level 7-8; rough seas; waves from 2-5m high. The risk of natural disasters due to strong winds at sea is level 2. In particular, the eastern sea area of ​​the North East Sea is level 4. All vessels operating in the above areas are at high risk of being affected by tornadoes, strong winds and big waves./.

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