According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 1:00 p.m. on November 19, the eye of the storm was located at approximately 18.9 degrees North latitude; 113.3 degrees East longitude, in the North East Sea, approximately 250km North-Northeast of Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the eye of the storm was level 9 (75-88km/h), gusting to level 11. The storm moved westward at a speed of approximately 20km/h.
It is forecasted that by 1:00 p.m. on November 20, storm No. 9 Man-yi will move west-southwest at a speed of about 15-20km/h, gradually weakening into a tropical depression. The center of the storm will be located at about 17.5 degrees north latitude - 110.2 degrees east longitude, in the west of the North East Sea, about 190km west-northwest of Hoang Sa archipelago.
The strongest wind near the storm center is level 6-7, gusting to level 9. Natural disaster risk level: level 3 for the western part of the North East Sea, including the sea area north of Hoang Sa archipelago.
At 10:00 p.m. on November 20, storm No. 9 moved southwest with a speed of about 10 km/h, continuing to weaken into a low pressure area. The center of the storm was located at about 16.7 degrees North latitude - 109.4 degrees East longitude. Disaster risk level: level 3 for the western part of the North East Sea, including the sea area northwest of Hoang Sa archipelago.
Under the impact of storm No. 9, the western sea area of the North East Sea (including the northern sea area of Hoang Sa archipelago) has strong winds of level 6-7, the area near the storm's eye has winds of level 8-9, gusts of level 11, waves 2.0-4.0m high, the area near the storm's eye has waves of 4.0-6.0m. The sea is very rough.
From the night of November 18, the Northeast and Thanh Hoa will have cold nights and early mornings. From November 20, the North and North Central regions will have cold nights and early mornings. The lowest temperature during this cold spell in the North and North Central regions will generally be between 18 and 20 degrees Celsius, and in mountainous areas, below 15 degrees Celsius.
Typhoon Man-yi has already made landfall in the Philippines twice since November 16, causing severe flooding and killing at least eight people. About 255,000 people have been evacuated. Tourists in affected areas have been advised to stay indoors during the storm.
Given the current weather conditions, residents and tourists in the Northern and North Central regions should pay attention to weather forecasts in the coming days and bring warm clothes, especially for children.
