Forecast of the location and direction of storm Ragasa at 7:00 a.m. on September 21 - Photo: NCHMF
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting at 7:00 a.m. on September 21, the center of storm Ragasa was about 520km east of Luzon Island (Philippines).
Storm Ragasa may directly affect the North on September 25 and 26.
The strongest wind near the storm center is level 15 (150-166km/h), gusting to level 16 - 3 levels higher than at 7am yesterday.
"Storm Ragasa will be at level 17, a super typhoon, when it enters the East Sea. This will be the strongest storm in the East Sea since the beginning of the 2025 storm season. The storm may directly affect the North on September 25 and 26," the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said on the morning of September 21.
This morning on satellite cloud images, the eye of storm Ragasa, a symmetrical storm cloud circulation, can be clearly seen covering an area of sea.
The meteorological agency forecasts that in the next 24 hours, storm Ragasa will move west-northwest, at a speed of about 15-20km/h and will likely strengthen into a super storm.
By 7am tomorrow morning, the super typhoon will be about 240km east-northeast of Luzon Island, with a storm intensity of level 16 (184-201km/h), gusting over level 17.
In the next 24 to 48 hours, the storm will move west-northwest at a speed of 15-20km/h, with the potential to strengthen and enter the East Sea, becoming the 9th storm this year.
At 7am on September 23, the super typhoon was in the northern sea of Luzon Island, with a storm intensity of level 16-17 (184-220km/h), gusting above level 17.
Satellite image of storm Ragasa at 8:50 a.m. on September 21 - Photo: NCHMF
Level 4 disaster risk warning in the North East Sea
In the next 48 to 72 hours, the super typhoon will move west-northwest at a speed of 20 - 25 km/h, with the intensity likely to decrease.
At 7:00 a.m. on September 24, the storm center was over the sea of Guangdong province (China), the storm intensity was now level 15 (167-183 km/h), gusting over level 17.
During the next 72 to 96 hours, the storm will move west-southwest, passing Leizhou Island (China) and entering the Gulf of Tonkin.
At 7:00 a.m. on September 25, the storm center was in the northeastern area of the Gulf of Tonkin, with a storm intensity of level 13 (134-149 km/h), gusting to level 16.
During the next 96 to 120 hours, the storm will move west-southwest, towards the coast of the Northern and North Central provinces.
At 7:00 a.m. on September 26, the storm center was on land in the Northern and North Central provinces, with storm intensity at level 10 (89-102 km/h), gusting to level 12.
From September 22, the sea area east of the North East Sea will gradually increase to level 8-9, then increase to level 10-14, the area near the storm center will be level 15-17, gusting above level 17, waves over 10m high, and the sea will be very rough.
Vessels operating in the above mentioned dangerous areas are susceptible to the impact of storms, whirlwinds, strong winds and large waves.
The meteorological agency issued a level 4 disaster risk warning (very high risk) for the North East Sea area.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/sieu-bao-ragasa-vao-bien-dong-se-manh-cap-17-kha-nang-anh-huong-truc-tiep-bac-bo-20250921092520911.htm
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