Updated from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 7 am this morning (June 21), the center of Typhoon Mekhala was located at about 15.5 degrees north latitude - 133.3 degrees east longitude. Typhoon intensity is strong at level 10, gusts at level 12 (in the past 24 hours, the typhoon intensity has strengthened by 2 levels. Currently, Typhoon Mekhala is about 1800km away from the eastern Philippines.
Forecast for the next 24 hours, the storm will move in a West-Northwest direction at a fairly fast speed of about 20 - 25km/h. The strongest intensity of the storm is level 13 with gusts of level 16.
Around June 24, when the typhoon moved to the northern area of Luzon Island (Philippines), the typhoon changed direction to move north, towards the eastern sea area of Taiwan Island (China) and the southeastern area of Japan. The typhoon shows no signs of moving into Vietnam's East Sea. The Vietnam Meteorological Agency is still monitoring the developments of this Typhoon Mekhala.
Regarding the 2026 storm season, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, assessed that due to the impact of El Nino, the forecast number of storms in the East Sea is likely to appear less than the multi-year average. The number of tropical cyclones is about 8-10, of which 3-5 affect the mainland, concentrated in July - September in the North and October - November in the Central region. The meteorological agency emphasized that it does not rule out the possibility of storms affecting the entire Southern region in the last months of the year.
