Storm update No. 9 Ragasa at 10:00 today September 23, 2025
At 10:00 a.m. on September 23, the center of storm Ragasa was determined to be at about 20.2 degrees North latitude and 117.7 degrees East longitude, with the strongest wind reaching level 16-17.
Storm update No. 9 Ragasa at 10:00 today
At 10:00 a.m. on September 23, the center of storm Ragasa was determined to be at about 20.2 degrees North latitude and 117.7 degrees East longitude, about 790 km east of Leizhou Peninsula (China). The strongest wind reached level 16-17, or from 184 to 221 km/h, gusting above level 17.
In the next 3 hours, the storm will move in the West Northwest direction at a speed of about 20 km/h, maintaining very strong intensity.
In the next 24 hours, the North East Sea area, especially near the center of storm Ragasa, will have wind gusts of level 15-17, waves higher than 10m, and rough seas.
In the South China Sea including Hoang Sa archipelago, strong southwest wind level 7-9, gust level 10-11, waves from 4 to 6m high.
Truong Sa sea area and the area from Dak Lak to Ho Chi Minh City are also affected with winds of level 6-7 and waves from 2 to 5 meters high.
Storm warning No. 9 Ragasa from September 24
It is forecasted that during the day and night of September 24, wind speed in the North East Sea will remain at level 14-16, gusting to level 17, with waves 7-9m high, in some places exceeding 10m.
The Gulf of Tonkin has also begun to be directly affected, with strong winds of level 7-9, the area near the center of storm Ragasa can reach level 10-12, gusts of level 14, waves from 4-6m high.
The disaster risk level is warned at level 4 in the North East Sea, level 3 in the Gulf of Tonkin and level 2 in other sea areas.
The impact of storm Ragasa combined with the monsoon has caused many areas to have very heavy rain. From September 23, the North, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and the Central provinces began to have scattered thunderstorms, with rainfall ranging from 15-30mm, in some places exceeding 80mm. The Central Highlands and the South also experienced heavy rain, with some places exceeding 100mm.
Particularly from the night of September 24 to September 26, the North, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An are forecast to receive extremely heavy rain with a total amount of 100-250mm, in some places exceeding 400mm. Rain intensity of over 100mm/3 hours can cause flash floods, landslides in mountainous areas and widespread flooding in plains and urban areas.
Storm Ragasa and widespread heavy rains are forecast to severely impact shipping and maritime activities. On land, the risk of flash floods, landslides and inundation is high. People in the Northern, North Central and Central coastal regions should closely monitor forecasts and take timely response measures.