Tropical depression has strengthened into storm number 9 with gusts of level 10.
(Baonghean.vn) - At 2:00 p.m., the center of the storm was at about 11.4 degrees North latitude; 115.5 degrees East longitude, about 130km east of Song Tu Tay island (Truong Sa archipelago).
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon (November 22),The tropical depression has strengthened into a storm, storm number 9 in 2018.
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Path and location of storm No. 9. Photo: National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting |
14:00, the center of the storm is located at about 11.4 degrees North latitude; 115.5 degrees East longitude, about 130km east of Song Tu Tay island (Truong Sa archipelago). The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 8 (60-75km/hour),jerk 10. Radius of strong winds level 6, gusting to level 8 about 100km from the center of the storm.
Forecast for the next 24 hours,The storm is moving in a West-Northwest direction at about 15km per hour and is likely to strengthen. At 1pm on November 23, the center of the storm was at about 11.5 degrees North latitude; 112.8 degrees East longitude, about 340km east of the coast of the South Central provinces. The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 9 (75-90km/hour).level 11. Radius of strong winds level 6, gusting to level 8 about 180km from the center of the storm.
Due to the influence of the storm, in the central and southern East Sea (including the Truong Sa archipelago), there will be stormy rain, strong winds of level 6-7, near the storm's center, level 8-9, gusting to level 11; very rough seas.Disaster risk level: level 3.
Dangerous areas in the East Sea in the next 24 hours: (strong wind level 6 or higher) from latitude 9.5 to 13.5 degrees North; east of longitude 110.5 degrees East.
Over the next 24 to 48 hours,The storm is moving west at about 15km per hour and is likely to strengthen. At 1pm on November 24, the storm's eye was at about 11.4 degrees North latitude; 109.5 degrees East longitude, over the sea of provinces from Binh Dinh to Binh Thuan. The strongest wind near the storm's eye is level 9-10 (75-100km/hour).level 12.Disaster risk level: level 3.
During the next 48 to 72 hours,The storm is moving westward at about 10km per hour, making landfall in the South Central provinces. At 1pm on November 25, the storm's eye was at about 11.6 degrees North latitude; 107.5 degrees East longitude, right on the mainland of the South Central and Southern Central Highlands provinces. The strongest wind near the storm's eye is level 8 (60-75km/hour),level 10.Disaster risk level: level 3.