According to the latest weather forecast from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 1:00 p.m. on October 25, the center of the storm was located at approximately 17.6 degrees North latitude - 117.3 degrees East longitude, in the eastern sea of the North East Sea, about 560km East Northeast of the Hoang Sa archipelago.
The strongest wind near the storm center is level 10 (89-102km/h), gusting to level 12. The storm moves in a West Northwest direction, at a speed of 15-20km/h.
The storm is forecast to move westward at a speed of about 20km/h by 1pm on October 26. The storm's eye is located at about 17.5 degrees North latitude - 112.9 degrees East longitude, over the waters of the Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the storm's eye is level 11-12, gusting to level 15. The risk level is level 3 for the northern East Sea (including the Hoang Sa archipelago).
At 1:00 p.m. on October 27, the storm moved in a West-Southwest direction at a speed of about 15km/h. The center of the storm was located at 16.8 degrees North latitude - 109.7 degrees East longitude, in the area west of Hoang Sa archipelago, about 180km northeast of Quang Tri - Quang Ngai.
The strongest wind near the storm center is level 10-11, gusting to level 14. The risk level is level 3 for the North East Sea (including the Hoang Sa archipelago) and the Central Central Coast.
At 1:00 p.m. on October 28, the storm moved southwest, then changed direction to East Southeast, slowing down to 5-10 km/h. The center of the storm was located at about 15.9 degrees North latitude - 109.5 degrees East longitude, in the coastal waters of the Central Central provinces. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 10, gusting to level 12. Risk level: level 3 for the west of the North East Sea (including the west of the Hoang Sa archipelago) and the Central Central Coast.
It is forecasted that in the next 72 to 120 hours, the storm will move mainly to the East, traveling 5-10km per hour, and continue to weaken.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warns that from the evening and night of October 26 to October 28, in the area from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai, there will be heavy to very heavy rain with total rainfall ranging from 300-500mm, locally over 700mm.
Warning of the risk of localized heavy rain (over 100mm/3 hours). Ha Tinh - Quang Binh, Binh Dinh and the Northern Central Highlands have heavy rain, some places have very heavy rain with total rainfall from 100-200mm, some places over 300mm.
The sea area in the North East Sea has strong winds of level 8-9, near the storm center, level 10-12 (89-133km/h), gusts of level 15, waves 5.0-7.0m high, near the storm center, 7.0-9.0m; rough seas.
From early morning on October 27, the sea areas from Quang Binh to Quang Ngai (including Con Co and Ly Son island districts) will have winds gradually increasing to level 6-7, then increasing to level 8-9, near the storm's eye level 10-11, gusting to level 14, waves 3.0-5.0m high, near the storm's eye 5.0-7.0m; the sea is very rough.
The development of storm No. 6 is forecast to be very complicated and may change. Therefore, people in areas forecast to be affected by the storm should not be subjective. Tourists planning to travel to the central coast during this time should pay attention to weather forecasts, check flight schedules, and arrange their time and destination appropriately so as not to affect their journey.
