Low pressure area appears in the northern East Sea

(QNO) - According to the bulletin of the Quang Nam Hydrometeorological Station, the low pressure trough has an axis at about 15-18 degrees North latitude connecting with a low pressure area in the northern East Sea.

At 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, June 9, the low pressure area was located at about 16.9 - 17.9 degrees North latitude; 115.5 - 116.5 degrees East longitude.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the low pressure area will move slowly to the West and is likely to strengthen into a tropical depression.

On the night of June 9 and June 10, the sea area from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau, the sea area south of the central East Sea, the South East Sea area (including the sea area of ​​Truong Sa archipelago) will have strong southwest winds of level 5, sometimes level 6, gusting to level 7-8, rough seas.

From June 10, strong southwest wind level 6, gust level 7-8, rough sea. Waves 1.5-3m high.

In addition, the North East Sea (including the Hoang Sa archipelago), the central and southern East Sea (including the Truong Sa archipelago), the sea from Binh Dinh to Ca Mau, Ca Mau to Kien Giang and the Gulf of Thailand will have showers and thunderstorms. During the thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, strong gusts of wind of level 6-7 and waves over 2m high.

Quang Nam sea area in the next 24 hours will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, during thunderstorms need to be on guard against tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind, south to southwest wind level 4-5, normal sea, waves from 0.5 - 1.5m high.

The provincial Hydrometeorological Station recommends that ships operating in the above-mentioned sea areas take measures to avoid strong winds and high waves.

Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/xuat-hien-vung-ap-thap-tren-khu-vuc-bac-bien-dong-3156380.html