According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, currently, the cold air mass in the north is still moving southward. In the North, there is rain in some places, the common temperature is 18 - 21 degrees Celsius.
Around the morning of February 17, this cold air mass will affect the mountainous area in the Northeast region. From the evening and night of February 17, the cold air will be strengthened more strongly, affecting other places in the North (except Lai Chau and Dien Bien), North Central region and some places in Central Central region.
On land, the wind will turn northeast strong at level 2-3, coastal areas level 3-4 From the night of February 16 to February 19, in the Northern and North Central regions there will be rain, scattered light rain.
Northern region and Thanh Hoa from the night of January 17 - 19. Cold weather, mountainous areas have places with deep cold. The lowest temperature in this cold air wave in the Northern region and Thanh Hoa is commonly from 16 - 19 degrees C, mountainous areas have places below 15 degrees C.
Hanoi area from the night of February 16 to February 19 has rain, scattered light rain; from the night of February 17 - 19, it will be cold. The lowest temperature in this cold air wave is commonly 17 - 19 degrees C.
The meteorological agency assesses that this cold air wave is of moderate intensity, with little chance of dangerous natural disasters accompanying it.
At sea, from near dawn on February 17, in the Gulf of Tonkin, the northeast wind will gradually strengthen to level 5, sometimes level 6, gusting to level 7 - 8, rough seas, waves 1.5 - 2.5m high.
The Northern East Sea area (including the Hoang Sa special zone) has northeast wind gradually strengthening to level 6, especially the northeast sea area sometimes level 7, gusts level 8-9, strong sea waves, sea waves 3 - 5m high.
From February 18, the sea area from Lam Dong to Ca Mau and the sea area west of the South East Sea (including the sea area west of the Truong Sa special zone) will gradually strengthen northeast winds to level 6, gusts of level 7-8, rough seas, waves 2-4m high.
Strong winds and gusts, large waves at sea are likely to affect the operation of ships and boats.
