News of tropical depression in the East Sea

(Baothanhhoa.vn) - According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 7:00 p.m. tonight (August 16), the low pressure area in the southern part of Hoang Sa special zone has strengthened into a tropical depression. The center of the tropical depression is 16.0°N; 112.8°E, moving northwest at a speed of about 10km/h, with a strong intensity of level 6, gusting to level 8.

Image of the movement of the tropical depression in the East Sea tonight (August 16). Photo: nchmf

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the tropical depression will move mainly in the Northwest direction at a speed of about 10-15km/h, with a slight increase in intensity.

From the next 48 to 72 hours, the tropical depression will move northwest at a speed of 10-15km/h, gradually weakening in intensity.

Due to the influence of the tropical depression, the western sea area of the North East Sea (including the Hoang Sa special zone) has thunderstorms, strong winds of level 6-7, gusts of level 8-9. Waves are 2-3.5m high. The sea is rough.

In the northern Gulf of Tonkin, from the morning of August 18, the wind gradually increased to level 6, gusting to level 8. Waves were 2-3m high. Rough seas.

On land, heavy rains in some areas are still complicated. It is forecasted that from the night of August 16 to August 18, the Northeast, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 50-120mm, some places will have very heavy rain over 250mm, especially in the northern mountainous areas, rain from 30-80mm, some places will have over 150mm.

On the night of August 18 and 19, the Northern region and Thanh Hoa continued to have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain with common rainfall of 30-80mm, in some places over 150mm.

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