Forecast data from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting and meteorological agencies around the world show that storm No. 3 Yagi is likely to reach very strong intensity. Therefore, information about this storm is of great interest to the people.
Mr. Vu Anh Tuan, Deputy Head of Weather Forecast Department, National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, gave new comments on the developments of this storm.
Sir, what is the predicted maximum intensity that storm number 3 can reach?
- When entering the East Sea, storm No. 3 Yagi tends to move west and slow down; the storm's intensity also shows signs of increasing.
The next comments are that there is a possibility that the storm will move deep into the East Sea and continue to increase in intensity and there is a possibility that the storm will reach its maximum intensity of level 14 with gusts of level 17 in the northern area of the North East Sea.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has also issued a warning that the natural disaster risk level in this sea area is level 4.
With such strong intensity, what are the most notable features of this storm, sir?
- There are three features to note about this storm No. 3 Yagi.
Firstly, storm number 3 continuously increased in intensity when entering the East Sea from the time the storm entered the East Sea until reaching its maximum level, the storm increased by 6 levels (from level 8 to level 14).
The second characteristic is that the range of strong winds in a storm is wide and increases with the intensity of the storm - most clearly shown by the danger zone caused by the storm expanding in the direction of the storm's movement.
And the third feature that needs special attention is the strong thunderstorm clouds that are likely to appear before the impact of the storm. These thunderstorm clouds are capable of causing tornadoes, cyclones and strong gusts of wind at sea.
What is the forecast scenario for storm number 3? Will it affect mainland Vietnam, sir?
- From now until the morning of September 6, storm No. 3 will move steadily westward with an average speed of about 10-15 km/hour. From the afternoon of September 6, there are 2 scenarios for storm No. 3.
In the first scenario, storm No. 3 is likely to move north, in the northern area of Hainan Island (China) and move into the northern area of the Gulf of Tonkin from around the night of September 6 to the early morning of September 7.
The second scenario, which is also possible, is that on the afternoon of September 6, storm No. 3 changes direction to the southwest and circles south of Hainan Island and enters the southern waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. Thus, the landing point of storm No. 3 will be different.
With the above two scenarios, up to now, it is estimated that storm number 3 can directly affect mainland Vietnam.
Thank you very much!
