Storm Ragasa forecast to enter East Sea with level 4 disaster risk

Updated as of the afternoon of September 20 from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, storm Ragasa is continuing to strengthen and will enter the East Sea on September 23.

At that time, the storm will reach very strong intensity, with winds reaching level 15-16, gusting to level 17, causing a level 4 natural disaster risk in the northeastern part of the East Sea.

Forecast update until 4 p.m. September 20 from the US Navy on Typhoon Ragasa. Source: ZE

According to Mr. Hoang Phuc Lam, Deputy Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, this is a very high risk level, capable of sinking large ships, causing dikes to break, and uprooting ancient trees.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that at 1 p.m. on September 20, the storm's center was at about 16.7 degrees North latitude - 129.1 degrees East longitude, about 730km east of Luzon Island (Philippines).

The storm is currently at level 12 (118-133km/h), gusting to level 15, moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 5-10km/h.

Storm center update at 1:00 p.m. on September 20 according to the model of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting

Vietnam's meteorological agency forecasts that at 1 p.m. on September 21, the storm's center will be 490km east-northeast of Luzon Island, with a level 13-14 intensity, gusting to level 17.

By September 22, the storm approached the North of Luzon Island, reaching level 15-16, gusting over level 17. At 1 p.m. on September 23, the storm entered the Northeast East Sea with winds of level 15-16, gusting over level 17, causing violent seas.

After that, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, Ragasa will move westward at a speed of about 20km/hour and gradually weaken. There is a high possibility that the storm will continue to move quickly towards the Hong Kong area (China).

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/du-bao-bao-ragasa-vao-bien-dong-voi-rui-ro-thien-tai-cap-4-post813931.html