Typhoon Vamco is heading towards Ha Tinh and Quang Nam provinces.

This morning, the storm moved west-northwest at a speed of 20 km/h. By 4 PM on November 14th, the storm's center was approximately 190 km east of Da Nang - Thua Thien Hue, and about 300 km east-southeast of Quang Tri.wind powerMaximum speed 150 km/h, level 13, gusts up to level 15.

Tonight, the storm continues to move west-northwest and gradually weakens. By 4:00 AM on November 15th, the storm's center will be over the coastal area from Quang Binh to Quang Ngai, with maximum wind speeds of 100 km/h, level 10, gusting to level 13.

Tomorrow morning, the storm will make landfall in the provinces from Ha Tinh to Quang Nam.and gradually weakened into a tropical depression, then continued to move inland and weakened into a low-pressure area over central Laos.

Mr. Hoang Phuc Lam, Deputy Director of the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, assessed that the current intensity of Typhoon Vamco is equivalent to...Hurricane Molave- The storm caused the strongest winds in 20 years for the central coastal and inland areas. "As it approaches the shore, Typhoon Vamco will weaken significantly more than Molave, and its ability to cause strong winds will also be lower because it will be more affected by cold air," Mr. Lam said.

The US Navy's weather station reported that the storm remained strong at 185 km/h this afternoon, weakening to 148 km/h by night as it approached Hue and Da Nang. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that the storm's strongest winds this morning reached 157 km/h, with gusts up to 222 km/h; the storm will gradually weaken as it approaches the coast, reaching 111 km/h with gusts up to 157 km/h by early tomorrow morning.

International weather stations all predict that as the storm approaches land, it will not move in a straight line but will glide along the provinces from Quang Nam to Ha Tinh; on November 15th, the storm's center will make landfall in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue instead of Ha Tinh and Quang Nam as predicted yesterday.

Today (November 14th), the western sea area of ​​the northern and central East Sea (including the Hoang Sa archipelago) will experience storms, strong winds of force 8-10, near the storm's center force 13-14, gusts up to force 17, and sea waves 5-7 meters high, 9-11 meters near the storm's center.

The sea area from Ha Tinh to Quang Ngai (including Con Co Island District, Ly Son Island District, Cu Lao Cham Island and Hon Ngu Island) will experience storms and strong winds gradually increasing to level 8-9, near the storm's center level 10-11, gusting to level 14. Coastal areas from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang may experience storm surge of 0.5-1m.

This morning, strong winds gradually increased to level 6-7 inland from southern Nghe An to Quang Ngai, then to level 8-9, with some coastal areas experiencing level 10 winds, gusting to level 12.

From November 14-16, heavy rain is expected in southern Nghe An and Quang Nam provinces, with rainfall amounts ranging from 150-250 mm per period, and over 350 mm in some areas; Thanh Hoa, northern Nghe An, and Quang Ngai provinces will experience heavy rain with rainfall amounts from 50-150 mm per period.

Earlier, Typhoon Etau made landfall in Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa provinces on November 10th, bringing winds and rain of level 7, killing two people. In October, central Vietnam was hit by four typhoons and one tropical depression. Three floods and 13 landslides in the past month resulted in 159 deaths and 71 people missing.