On the afternoon of September 3, the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Ca Mau province sent an official dispatch to provincial departments, branches, sectors, and organizations; People's Committees of districts and cities of Ca Mau to proactively monitor storm No. 03 (storm Yagi).
To proactively respond to storm Yagi, the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense requested relevant units and localities to closely monitor the developments of storm Yagi, promptly inform people, especially ship owners, captains, and offshore cargo keepers to proactively respond, ensure safety for people and vehicles, and maintain communication to promptly handle possible situations.
According to information from the Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting of Ca Mau province, on the morning of September 3, storm YAGI entered the northeastern sea of the North East Sea, becoming storm number 3. At 7:00 a.m., the center of the storm was at about 18.4 degrees North latitude; 119.8 degrees East longitude, in the northeastern sea of the North East Sea. The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 8 (62 - 74 km/h), gusting to level 11, moving in the West Northwest direction, about 20 - 25 km/h. Forecast of the storm's development from September 3, the northeastern sea of the North East Sea will gradually increase to level 6, the area near the center of the storm will be level 8 - 9, gusting to level 11 - 12; rough seas.
It is forecasted that from September 4 to 6, storm YAGI may reach a very strong storm level in the Northeast of the East Sea, with maximum winds reaching level 12 - 13, gusting to level 16 near the storm's center. In the next 24 hours, the sea in the East of the North East Sea will have waves of 2.0 - 4.0m, near the storm's center 3.0 - 5.0m. It is forecasted that from September 4 to 6, storm YAGI may increase to 5.0 - 7.0m. The sea will be rough , very dangerous for ships.
Units and localities promptly report incidents to the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Ca Mau province (through the Standing Office for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue - Irrigation Sub-Department) for timely handling.
