Storm No. 3 is about 150km from Quang Ninh-Thai Binh.
Latest update from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, due to the influence of storm circulation No. 3, Bach Long Vi Island has strong winds of level 12, gusting to level 14. Co To Island has strong winds of level 7, gusting to level 11. Mong Cai (Quang Ninh) has strong winds of level 6, gusting to level 9. Cua Ong (Quang Ninh) has level 8, gusting to level 9.
At 7:00 a.m. on September 7 , the center of storm No. 3 was at about 20.4 degrees north latitude; 108.2 degrees east longitude, in the Gulf of Tonkin; about 150km east-southeast of Quang Ninh-Thai Binh. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 14 (150-166km/h), gusting to level 17, moving west-northwest at a speed of 15-20km/h.
Forecast in the next 12 hours , storm No. 3 will move west-northwest at a speed of 15-20km/h, entering the mainland of the Northeast. At 7:00 p.m. on the 21st, latitude north - 106.1 longitude east; on the mainland of the Northeast.
The strongest wind near the storm center is level 9 - 10, gusting to level 12.
It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours , storm No. 3 will move deeper inland, weaken, and gradually dissipate over the mainland of the Northwestern provinces of the North.
September 7 is the time when the storm has the strongest impact.
Regarding the impact of the storm at sea , the sea area of Bac Bo Gulf (including Bach Long Vy and Co To island districts) has strong winds of level 9-11, the area near the storm's eye has winds of level 12-14, gusting to level 17; the sea is very rough.
In the Gulf of Tonkin (including Bach Long Vi and Co To island districts), waves are 3 - 5m high, and 6 - 8m high near the storm's eye.
Coastal waters from Quang Ninh to Thanh Hoa have waves 2-4m high.
Coastal areas from Thanh Hoa to Quang Ninh need to be on guard against storm surges of 0.5m (Thanh Hoa) to 2m (Quang Ninh) in the afternoon and night of September 7. Coastal areas from Quang Ninh to Hai Phong need to be on guard against water receding by about 0.5m in the morning and noon of September 7.
On land , coastal areas from Quang Ninh to Thanh Hoa have strong winds of level 6-7, then increasing to level 8-9, areas near the storm center have winds of level 10-12, gusting to level 14; areas deep inland in the Northeast have strong winds of level 6-8, gusting to level 9-11. The strongest winds are from morning to evening on September 7.
From September 7 to the morning of September 9, the Northern region and Thanh Hoa experienced a widespread heavy rain with total rainfall ranging from 100-350mm, with some places experiencing over 500mm. The heaviest rain in the Northeast was concentrated during the day and night of September 7; in the Northwest from the evening of September 7 to the night of September 8.
Due to the influence of the wide storm circulation, in the Northwest region, the area from Nghe An to Thua Thien Hue needs to be on guard against the risk of thunderstorms, tornadoes, and strong gusts of wind.
