The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported that early on the morning of July 19, storm Wipha was at about 19.7 degrees North latitude - 121.5 degrees East longitude, in the sea north of Luzon Island (Philippines).
The storm reached level 9, gusting to level 11, moving northwest at a speed of about 20km/hour.
Currently, international meteorological models and agencies such as GFS (USA) and ECMWF (Europe) have predicted that this morning, July 19, the eye of the storm will enter the East Sea. The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting also predicted that this morning, Typhoon Wipha will become the third typhoon in the East Sea in 2025.
By early tomorrow morning, July 20, the storm will be located in the northeast of the North East Sea, at level 10, gusting to level 12. After that, the storm will continue to move west, possibly strengthening, approaching the Leizhou peninsula (China) on July 21 with the strongest winds reaching level 12, gusting to level 14.
From July 22, the storm is expected to change direction to the West-Southwest, entering the Gulf of Tonkin and is likely to gradually weaken or decrease in intensity. Some international forecast models show that the storm's eye may approach the coastal areas of the North and North Central regions around the morning of July 22, but the specific trajectory depends on many atmospheric factors.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), on the morning of July 19, Typhoon Wipha is a strong tropical storm, with winds near the center of about 85-95 km/h. The storm is moving in a West-Northwest direction, entering the East Sea on July 19 and continuing to strengthen in the next 1-2 days. However, around July 22-23, the storm is likely to gradually weaken into a tropical depression as it approaches the Vietnamese mainland.
The Hong Kong Observatory (China) also assessed that Typhoon Wipha is about 680km southeast of Hong Kong and will approach the coastal area of southern China on the night of July 19 or morning of July 20.
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/cac-dai-khi-tuong-the-gioi-du-bao-ve-bao-wipha-post804427.html
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