According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, currently (December 29), Ly Son island station has strong winds of level 6, gusting to level 7 - 8; Truong Sa island station has strong winds of level 7, Phu Quy station has strong winds of level 8; Huyen Tran station has strong winds of level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8.
On the night of December 29 and December 30, the North and Central East Sea (including the Hoang Sa archipelago) will have strong winds of level 6, sometimes level 7 at night, gusting to level 8 - 9. The sea will be rough, with waves 4 - 6m high.
The sea area from Binh Dinh to Binh Thuan and the west of the South China Sea (including the sea area west of Truong Sa archipelago) has strong winds of level 6, gusting to level 7 - 8. Rough sea, waves from 3 - 6m high.
The central and southern East Sea (including the Truong Sa archipelago) will have scattered showers and thunderstorms. There is a possibility of tornadoes and strong gusts of wind during thunderstorms.
On the night of December 30 and December 31, the North East Sea area (including the Hoang Sa archipelago), the sea area from Binh Dinh to Ca Mau, the sea area west of the central and southern East Sea area (including the sea area west of Truong Sa archipelago) will have strong northeast winds of level 6, gusting to level 7 - 8. Rough seas, waves 2 - 5m high.
The meteorological agency warned that the risk level of natural disasters due to strong winds at sea is level 2. All ships operating in the above areas are at high risk of being affected by tornadoes, strong winds and large waves.