The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that this morning, October 17, the low pressure area in the sea southwest of the Hoang Sa archipelago has strengthened into a tropical depression.
Map of the direction of the tropical depression
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL FORECASTING
At 10:00 a.m., the center of the tropical depression was at about 15.5 degrees north latitude; 110.7 degrees east longitude, about 150 km southwest of Hoang Sa archipelago. The tropical depression was strong at level 6 (39 - 49 km/h), gusting to level 8, moving northwest at 5 - 10 km per hour.
In the next 24 hours, the tropical depression is likely to strengthen into a storm.
At around 10am on October 18, the eye of the storm was at around 16.9 degrees north latitude; 109.2 degrees east longitude on the sea from Quang Tri to Da Nang. The storm was at level 8, gusting to level 10.
At about 10:00 a.m. on October 19, the center of the storm was at about 18.9 degrees north latitude; 107.8 degrees east longitude in the sea area south of the Gulf of Tonkin.
From the next 48 to 72 hours, the storm continues to move in a west-northwest direction, traveling about 5 - 10 km per hour.
Due to the influence of the storm, the southwestern sea area of the northern East Sea (including the sea area of Hoang Sa archipelago), the sea area from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai has winds gradually increasing to level 6 - level 7, then increasing to level 8, gusting to level 10, rough seas.
The southwestern sea area of the northern East Sea (including the sea area of Hoang Sa archipelago), waves are 2 - 4 m high.
From October 17 to 19, heavy rain will occur in the area from Quang Tri to Quang Nam ; moderate rain, heavy rain, and very heavy rain in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, and Quang Ngai. From October 19, heavy rain is likely in the Northern and North Central regions; heavy rain in the Central Central region will gradually decrease.
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