According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 4:00 a.m. on September 19, the center of storm No. 8 was at about 21.5 degrees north latitude; 116.1 degrees east longitude, in the northern sea area of the North East Sea, about 240km east-southeast of Hong Kong (China).
The strongest wind near the storm center is level 8-9 (62-88km/h), gusting to level 11. The storm is moving northwest at a speed of about 15km/h.
Mr. Nguyen Van Huong - Head of Weather Forecast Department, National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that in the next 12 hours, the storm is forecast to move northwest, at a speed of about 15km/h.
At 4:00 p.m. on September 19, the center of the storm was at about 22.6 degrees north latitude; 115.0 degrees east longitude, in the southern coastal area of Guangdong province (China). Strong winds of level 8 - 9, gusting to level 11.
The danger zone is from the north of the latitude of 20 degrees north; from longitude 113 to 118 degrees east. The natural disaster risk level is level 3, the northern sea area of the North East Sea.
"It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the storm will move west-northwest at a speed of 10-15km/h, making landfall in Guangdong province (China) and gradually weakening into a tropical depression" - Mr. Huong said.
At 4:00 a.m. on September 20, the center of the tropical depression was at about 23.1 degrees north latitude; 113.7 degrees east longitude, on the mainland south of Quang Dong province. Strong wind level 6, gust level 8.
The danger zone is from the north of the latitude of 21.5 degrees north; from the longitude of 113 to 117 degrees east. The natural disaster risk level is level 3, the northern sea area of the North East Sea.
It is forecasted that in the next 48 hours, the tropical depression will continue to move westward at a speed of about 10km/h, moving deep into the mainland and weakening into a low pressure area. At 4:00 a.m. on September 21, the center of the low pressure area was at about 23.1 degrees north latitude; 111.5 degrees east longitude, on the mainland southwest of Guangdong province (China). Wind intensity below level 6.
"So it is unlikely that storm No. 8 will directly affect the mainland of Vietnam. However, due to the influence of the storm circulation in the northern sea area of the North East Sea, there will be strong winds of level 6 - 7, gusting to level 9; The area near the storm's center will have strong winds of level 8 - 9, gusting to level 11. The waves are 3-5m high, the sea is very rough" - Mr. Huong analyzed.
Ship operating in the danger zone are likely to be affected by thunderstorms, whirlwinds, strong winds and large waves.
"We believe that after weakening into a low pressure area on mainland China, this low pressure area is likely to move gently towards our country, causing a widespread thunderstorm in the Northern provinces from September 23 to 24" - Head of the Weather Forecast Department warned.
