Latest news on storm number 7 in the East Sea
Storm No. 7 is about 320km from Hoang Sa archipelago. Storm No. 7 has winds near the storm center gusting to level 16-17.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that at 4:00 a.m. on October 17, the storm's eye was about 320km east of Hoang Sa archipelago.
The strongest wind near the storm center is level 13 (135-150km/h), gusting to level 16.
Forecast in the next 24 hours, the storm moves in the West Northwest direction, traveling 15-20km per hour.
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The strongest wind near the storm's eye is level 14, gusting to level 16-17. At 4:00 a.m. on October 18, the storm's eye was about 120km southeast of Hainan Island (China).
From tonight (October 17), in the Gulf of Tonkin, the wind will gradually increase to level 6, gusting to level 8-9. In particular, the sea area east of the Gulf of Tonkin will have strong winds of level 7-8, gusting to level 9-10. The sea will be very rough. The disaster risk level is level 3.
In the next 24 to 48 hours, the storm will move in the West Northwest direction, about 15-20km per hour, and enter the Gulf of Tonkin.
At 4:00 a.m. on October 19, the eye of the storm was about 150km southeast of the coast of Quang Ninh-Nam Dinh. The strongest wind near the eye of the storm was level 12, gusting to level 14-15.
Due to the influence of the storm, the western sea area of the North East Sea (including Hoang Sa archipelago) on October 18 had strong winds of level 10-12, the area near the storm's center had winds of level 13-14, gusting to level 16-17. The sea was very rough.
The Gulf of Tonkin has strong winds of level 7-9, the area near the storm's eye has winds of level 10-12, gusting to level 14-15; the sea is very rough. The disaster risk level is level 3.
In the next 48 to 72 hours, the storm will move northwest at 15km per hour./.
According to Vov.vn
