This afternoon, December 18, storm Kai-tak is forecast to enter the East Sea and is likely to strengthen.

(Baonghean.vn) -At 1:00 a.m. (December 18), the center of storm Kai-tak is located at about 10.9 degrees North latitude.warningAround noon today (December 18), storm Kai-tak will enter the East Sea.

1. Cold air continues to strengthen

According to the National Center for Hydrometeorology and Atmospheric Administration, currently (December 18):The strengthening cold air has affected most places in the Southeast region. In the Gulf of Tonkin and the sea off the Central Coast, there are strong northeast winds of level 6-7, gusting to level 8-9.

Forecast:Today and tonight (December 18), cold air continues to strengthen and affect other places in the Southeast region.

Due to the influence of the strong cold air, from today (December 18) to December 20, the North and North Central regions will continue to experience widespread cold, and severe cold in mountainous areas; northeast wind inland level 3, coastal areas level 4-5, coastal areas of the South Central provinces will have gusts of level 6-8.

Due to being deep in the cold and dry air mass, in the North and North Central provinces there are few clouds, sunny days, no rain at night. The lowest temperature in the morning and night in the Northern Delta is 9-12 degrees, in the mountainous and midland provinces 6-9 degrees, in the high mountains below 5 degrees. There is a possibility of frost and frost in the mountainous and high mountains;disaster risk level: level 1.

The lowest temperature in the morning and at night in the Northern Delta is 9-12 degrees Celsius, in the mountainous and midland provinces 6-9 degrees Celsius, and in the highlands below 5 degrees Celsius. There is a possibility of frost and frost in the mountainous and highland areas. Illustrative photo.

In Hanoi area, the lowest temperature is from 9-12 degrees.

In the Gulf of Tonkin, the sea off the Central and Southern regions, the South East Sea (including the waters of the Truong Sa archipelago) continues to have strong northeast winds of level 6-7, gusting to level 8-9; in the North and Central East Sea (including the waters of the Hoang Sa archipelago) strong winds of level 7-8, gusting to level 9-10. Rough seas.

Disaster risk level: level 1.

2. Storm Kai-tak will enter the East Sea and is likely to strengthen.

At 1:00 a.m. (December 18), the center of storm Kai-tak is located at about 10.9 degrees North latitude; 120.5 degrees East longitude, about 110km East Northeast of Palawan Island (Philippines). The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 8 (60-75km/hour).level 10.

Forecast for the next 24 hours, the storm is moving in the West Southwest direction, traveling about 20km per hour, so around noon today (December 18), storm Kai-tak will enter the East Sea. At 01:00 on December 19, the center of the storm is at about 9.9 degrees North latitude; 116.3 degrees East longitude, about 270km South Southeast of Song Tu Tay island (in Truong Sa archipelago). The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 8 (60-75km/hour).level 10

Storm path and location. Photo: Central Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting

Due to the influence of the storm, the sea area east of the Central and Southern East Sea has showers and thunderstorms; strong winds level 6-7, near the storm center level 8, gusting to level 10. Rough seas. Dangerous areas in the next 24 hours (strong winds level 6 or higher) from latitude 7.5 to 12.0 degrees North; east of longitude 114.0 degrees East.Disaster risk level: level 3.

In the next 24 to 48 hours, the storm continues to move in the West Southwest direction, traveling about 15km per hour and is likely to strengthen. At 01:00 on December 20, the center of the storm was at about 8.8 degrees North latitude; 113.5 degrees East longitude, about 170km east of Truong Sa Lon Island (belonging to Truong Sa archipelago). The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 8-9 (60-90km/hour).level 11.

In the next 48 to 72 hoursThe storm continues to move mainly in the West Southwest direction, traveling 10-15km per hour and has the potential to strengthen.

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