Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee directed urgent response to tropical depression near East Sea

The Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee has just issued Official Dispatch No. 4503/UBND-NNMT, directing departments, branches, People's Committees of communes, wards, special zones and related units to proactively respond to the tropical depression near the East Sea.

Forecast map of storm trajectory and intensity issued at 2 p.m. on October 2. Photo: IT

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 1:00 a.m. on October 2, the center of the tropical depression was located in the sea east of the Philippines. The strongest wind near the center of the tropical depression was level 7 (50-61 km/h), gusting to level 9.

It is forecasted that during today and tonight (October 2), the tropical depression will move in a West Northwest direction at a speed of about 20km/h and is likely to strengthen into a storm.

At 1am tomorrow morning (October 3), the storm center will be in the sea east of Luzon Island, with storm intensity at level 8, gusting to level 10.

When entering the East Sea, storm No. 11 is forecast to encounter favorable conditions of high sea surface temperature (29-30 degrees Celsius) and weak winds above, making the storm likely to strengthen to level 12-13.

See detailed dispatch here

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