At 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, August 25, Mr. Nguyen Van Huong - Head of Weather Forecast Department, National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting provided the latest comments on storm No. 5 Kajiki.
Sir, could you please tell us the current location and intensity of storm No. 5 Kajiki?
- At 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, August 25, the center of storm No. 5 was at about 18.4 degrees north latitude; 106.1 degrees east longitude, on the coast of Nghe An - Ha Tinh. The strongest wind near the storm center is level 12 (118-133km/h), gusting to level 14-15.
Through satellite monitoring and monitoring and intensified observation, it can be seen that the eye of the storm has not really made landfall, while the eye of the storm is still at sea, with 1/3 of the eye of the storm being on land and 2/3 of it still at sea.
It is forecasted that in the next 1 - 3 hours, the center of the storm will move west-northwest into the mainland between southern Nghe An and northern Ha Tinh. The storm intensity when making landfall is level 11 - level 12, gusting to level 14 - level 15.
With such developments, the storm will then move west-northwest to the Central Laos region and weaken and gradually dissipate.
Sir, the storm has weakened to 2 levels within 2 hours, what factors will cause storm No. 5 to weaken before making landfall?
- The reason for the storm's decline is that when it is close to the shore, the terrain will reduce the intensity of the storm.
In addition, from yesterday, it can be seen that the coastal areas of the Central region will have rain, causing the temperature of the coastal sea surface to decrease. When the storm comes close to the shore, the energy for the storm is reduced, causing the intensity to decrease.
The impact of strong winds caused by storm No. 5 in which areas should be noted, sir?
- Tonight, the area from South Nghe An to Ha Tinh will continue to have strong storm winds of level 11 - level 12, gusting to level 14 - level 15.
Areas such as northern Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, northern Quang Tri continue to have storm winds of level 8, level 9.
At sea, the area from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri will continue to have storm winds of level 8 - level 9, near the storm center level 10 - level 12.
With such developments, what types of natural disasters can storm No. 5 bring, sir?
- This storm carries many other natural disaster risks. In addition to the strong winds as analyzed, there is another risk of heavy rain.
We also believe that in the afternoon, tonight and early tomorrow morning, the area from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri will continue to have heavy rain.
Rainfall is generally from 150mm to about 200-300mm and in some places over 500mm continues to be maintained.
Along with that is the risk of flash floods and landslides in the mountainous areas west from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri.
Can you give recommendations to people especially in coastal areas, mountainous areas and low-lying areas?
- For coastal areas, the center of the storm is currently moving in, so there will be a quiet wind, people are absolutely not subjective. Post-storm circulation may issue strong winds no less than when the storm begins to impact, but may even be stronger.
People in coastal areas from Thanh Hoa to the north of Quang Tri need to pay close attention to the phenomenon of wind change when the storm center enters.
Second, people in mountainous areas need to pay attention to the risk of flash floods, landslides and flooding.
Sincerely thank you!
