Storm Maysak forecast to enter East Sea and hot news

Currently, a very strong storm is active in the East Sea of ​​the Philippines and its international name is MAYSAK.

Inland, due to the influence of the southeastern edge of the low pressure area in the West developing and expanding to the East with the southwest wind causing the foehn effect, yesterday (April 2), in the provinces of the Northwest, North and Central Central regions, there was widespread heat with the highest common temperature of about 35 - 38 degrees, some places over 38 degrees such as Muong La (Son La) 38.6 degrees, Tuong Duong (Nghe An) 39.0 degrees, Vinh City 38.2 degrees, Huong Khe (Ha Tinh) 38.8 degrees, ...

Today (April 3), widespread heat continues to occur in the Northwestern provinces, the North and Central Central regions with the highest temperature commonly around 35 - 38 degrees, some places over 39 degrees and expanding to some places in the Northeast with the highest temperature around 35 - 36 degrees.

At sea:

At 1:00 p.m. on April 2, the center of the storm was located at approximately 12.8 degrees North latitude; 133.4 degrees East longitude, approximately 1,300 km East Southeast of Luzon Island (Philippines). The strongest winds near the center of the storm were at level 14-15 (150 to 183 km per hour), gusting to level 17 and 18.

Satellite image of the storm's path and location. Source: National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the storm will move in a West-Northwest direction, traveling about 20km per hour. At 1pm on April 3, the center of the storm was at about 14.2 degrees North latitude; 129.7 degrees East longitude, about 800km East-Southeast of Luzon Island (Philippines). The strongest wind near the center of the storm is at level 12-13 (118 to 149 km per hour), gusting to level 15 and level 16.

During the next 24 to 48 hours, the storm will continue to move in a West Northwest direction, traveling about 20km per hour.

At 1 p.m. on April 4, the center of the storm was located at approximately 15.5 degrees North latitude; 124.7 degrees East longitude, approximately 300 km southeast of Luzon Island (Philippines). The strongest winds near the center of the storm were at level 10-11 (89 to 117 km per hour), gusting to level 12 and 13.

In the next 48 to 72 hours, the storm will move west-northwest at a speed of 15-20 km per hour, likely entering the East Sea and gradually weakening into a tropical depression.

Due to the influence of the southeastern edge of the developing low pressure area in the West, in the Gulf of Tonkin yesterday and last night (April 2), strong southerly winds of 12-13 m/s (level 6) were observed, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8. Rough seas.

Forecast for today and tonight (April 3) in the Gulf of Tonkin, there will continue to be strong winds of level 6, sometimes level 7 at night, gusting to level 8 - 9. Waves are 1.75 - 2.75 meters high. Rough seas.

Below is a detailed forecast for regions across the country on April 3:

Northwest:Cloudy, scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening and at night, hot and sunny during the day. Light wind. Lowest temperature: 21 - 24 degrees, some places below 20 degrees Celsius, highest temperature: 34 - 37 degrees, some places above 38 degrees Celsius.

Northeast:Cloudy, no rain at night, sunny during the day, some places are hot. Southeast to south wind level 2 - 3. Lowest temperature from: 23 - 26 degrees Celsius, highest temperature from: 33 - 36 degrees, Quang Ninh and Hai Phong 30 - 32 degrees Celsius.

Thanh Hoa to TT-Hue:Cloudy, scattered showers and thunderstorms at night, hot and sunny during the day. Southwesterly winds level 2-3. There is a possibility of tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind during thunderstorms. Lowest temperature: 23-26 degrees Celsius, highest temperature: 35-38 degrees Celsius, some places over 39 degrees Celsius.

Da Nang to Binh Thuan:Cloudy, no rain at night, sunny during the day, some places in the North are hot. Light wind. Lowest temperature from: 23 - 26 degrees Celsius, highest temperature from: 31 - 34 degrees Celsius, some places in the North are over 35 degrees Celsius.

Central Highlands:Cloudy, scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow afternoon, sunny during the day. Light wind. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, hail and strong gusts of wind. Lowest temperature: 20 - 23 degrees Celsius, highest temperature: 32 - 35 degrees Celsius.

Southern region:Cloudy, no rain at night, sunny during the day, some places in the East are hot. Southeast wind level 2-3. Lowest temperature from: 24-27 degrees Celsius, highest temperature from: 33-36 degrees Celsius.

Hanoi:Cloudy, no rain at night, hot and sunny during the day. Southeast wind level 2 – 3. Lowest temperature from: 24 – 26 degrees Celsius, highest temperature from: 34 – 36 degrees Celsius.

According to Infonet