According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), storm No. 5 Kajiki is getting stronger in the East Sea.
As of 8:00 a.m. on August 23, the center of storm No. 5 was at about 17.4 degrees North latitude - 116.6 degrees East longitude. The strongest wind near the center of the storm reached 85 km/h, gusting up to 105 km/h. The storm is moving rapidly westward at a speed of 30 km/h towards the south of Hainan Island, China.
By 10:00 on August 23, the center of the storm was at about 17.4 degrees North latitude - 115.8 degrees East longitude, about 380km East Northeast of Hoang Sa Special Zone. Strongest wind: Level 8-9 (62-88km/h), gust level 11. The storm is moving at a speed of 25 km/h and is likely to continue to strengthen.
Meanwhile, another low pressure is moving into the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). The center of the low pressure is located at about 5.3 degrees North latitude - 134.1 degrees East longitude, about 1,000 km east of southern Mindanao.
The low pressure is forecast to have a moderate chance of developing into a tropical depression in the next 24 hours.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, due to the influence of storm No. 5, during the day and night of August 23, the North East Sea (including Hoang Sa special zone) will have strong winds of level 6-7, then increase to level 8, the area near the storm center will have level 9-10, gusting to level 12. The sea is very rough. Waves are 3.0-5.0 m high, near the center 4.0-6.0 m.
The Central East Sea area, the sea area from Khanh Hoa to Lam Dong has strong winds of level 5, sometimes level 6, at night it strengthens to level 6, gusting to level 7-8. Rough seas. Waves are 2.0-3.0 m high.
In addition, on the day and night of August 23, the North East Sea area (including Hoang Sa special zone) will have storms; the Central and South East Sea area (including Truong Sa special zone), the sea area from Gia Lai to Ca Mau, from Ca Mau to An Giang and the Gulf of Thailand will have scattered showers and thunderstorms. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, strong gusts of wind of level 67 and waves over 2.0m high.
People and tourists planning to visit these coastal areas should pay attention to weather forecasts. Tuan follows local instructions to avoid dangerous storms.
