Latest update from the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, due to the influence of storm circulation No. 2, Bach Long Vi island has strong winds of level 9, gusts of level 11; Co To Island has wind gusts of level 8.
At 7:00 p.m. on July 22, the center of storm No. 2 was at about 20.4 degrees north latitude; 108.2 degrees east longitude, in the northern waters of the Gulf of Tonkin, about 130km east-southeast of Quang Ninh - Hai Phong. The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 10 (89-102km/h), with gusts of level 13, moving northwest at a speed of about 10km/h.
It is forecast that in the next 12 hours , storm No. 2 will move northwest at a speed of about 10km/h. At 7:00 a.m. on July 23, the storm's center was located at about 21.2 degrees north latitude - 107.7 degrees east longitude; on the waters of Quang Ninh - Hai Phong.
The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 8 - 9, with gusts of level 12.
It is forecast that in the next 24 hours , storm No. 2 will move northwest at a speed of 5 - 10km/h and weaken into a tropical depression . By 7:00 p.m. on July 23, the location of the tropical depression's center was at about 21.8 degrees north latitude - 107.1 degrees east longitude; in the Vietnam-China border area.
The strongest winds near the center of the tropical depression are strong at level 6, with gusts at level 8.
It is forecast that in the next 36 hours , the tropical depression will weaken into a low pressure area in the northern mountainous area.
Regarding the impact of storm No. 2 on the sea, the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin (including Bach Long Vi and Co To islands) have strong winds of level 6 - 8, the area near the center of the storm passing through is strong at level 9 - 10, with gusts of level 13. the sea is very rough; wave height 2.5 - 4.5m.
In the coastal waters of Quang Ninh - Hai Phong provinces, waves are 2 - 3 meters high. The coastal areas of Quang Ninh - Nam Dinh provinces have high tides (in the afternoon of July 23).
High tide combined with storm surge, water level at Hon Dau is 3.9 - 4.1m high, at Cua Ong from 4.7 - 4.9m, accompanied by large waves that can cause flooding in low-lying areas , low on coastal and river banks and slows down the flood drainage process on rivers in the area.
On the mainland , from the night of July 22, the Quang Ninh - Hai Phong area had strong winds of level 7, the area near the center of the storm was level 8, with gusts of level 10 - 11; Lang Son, Bac Giang, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh areas have strong winds of level 5 - 6, in some places level 7, gusts of level 8 - 9.
From the night of July 22 to July 24, in the Northern region and Thanh Hoa there was moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, with some places having very heavy rain.
