According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 13:00 on January 19, the center of Typhoon Nokaen was located at about 16.3 degrees north latitude - 126.5 degrees east longitude. The typhoon has a magnitude of level 8, gusts of level 10.
Forecast for the next 24 hours, Typhoon Nokaen will move east, then change direction to move south and gradually weaken its intensity. Because the East Sea area is currently dominated by cold air masses, the typhoon is almost unlikely to move into Vietnam's East Sea. It is highly likely that the typhoon will dissipate in the eastern sea of the Philippines around January 21-22.
Meanwhile, the weather in the East Sea is being affected by the activity of the northeast monsoon. The sea area northeast of the North East Sea area has strong northeast winds at level 6, sometimes level 7.
On the night of January 19 and January 20, the sea area east of the Northern East Sea area has strong northeast winds of level 6, sometimes level 7, gusts of level 8 - 9. Sea is rough. Sea waves are 3-5 m high. From the evening of January 20, the Northern East Sea area (including Hoang Sa special zone) has strong northeast winds of level 6, eastern winds sometimes level 7, gusts of level 8 - 9. Sea is rough, waves are 2-5 m high.
On the night of January 20th and January 21st, the North East Sea area (including Hoang Sa special zone) will have strong northeast winds of level 6, especially in the east at times level 7, gusts of level 8-9, waves 3 - 6 m high, strong sea waves.
From January 21, in the Gulf of Tonkin, the northeast wind will gradually strengthen to level 6, gusting to level 7-8, waves 2-3 m high, rough seas. From the evening of January 21, the area from Nam Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa and the central East Sea area will have northeast wind gradually strengthening to level 6, gusting to level 7-8, waves 2-5 m high, rough seas.
The meteorological agency warns that the level of natural disaster risk at sea is level 2. All ships operating in the above areas are at high risk of being affected by strong winds and big waves.
From January 22, the sea area from Lam Dong to Ca Mau, the sea area west of the South East Sea area (including the sea area west of the Truong Sa special zone) will gradually strengthen to level 6, sometimes level 7, gusts level 8 - 9, waves 3-5 m high, strong sea waves.
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