According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (August 11), the Central Highlands and Southern regions had scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy to very heavy rain. Rainfall from 7 pm on August 10 to 8 am on August 11 locally over 120mm such as Ia Kenh monitoring station (Gia Lai) 188.2mm, Ia Dal (Quang Ngai) 121.8mm, ...
The Central Highlands region, the east of Lam Dong province and the Southeast region on the day and night of August 11, will have showers and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall of 15 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 80mm. Rainfall is concentrated in the afternoon and night. In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Warning level of natural disaster risk due to tornadoes, lightning, hail is level 1.
Rainstorms accompanied by tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind can affect agricultural production, causing trees to fall, damage to houses, traffic works, and infrastructure. Localized heavy rains are likely to cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on slopes, and flooding in low-lying areas.
Regarding sea weather, currently, Phu Quy special zone has strong southwest winds at level 6, gusts at level 8; Huyen Tran station has strong gusts at level 9. The sea area east of the North and Central East Sea, the South East Sea area (including Truong Sa special zone), the sea area from Khanh Hoa to Ca Mau has scattered showers and thunderstorms.
On the day and night of August 11, the North East Sea area (including the Hoang Sa special zone) will have strong winds of level 5, sometimes level 6, gusts of level 7; rough seas, waves from 2 - 4m high.
The central area of the East Sea, from Gia Lai to Dong Thap and the northern sea area of the South East Sea (including the northern Truong Sa special zone) have strong winds of level 6, gusts of level 7 - 8; rough seas, waves from 2 - 4m high; especially in the central East Sea, waves 3 - 5m high.
In addition, the eastern sea area of the North and central East Sea, the South East Sea area (including Truong Sa special zone) and the sea area from Khanh Hoa to Ca Mau and from Ca Mau to An Giang and the Gulf of Thailand will have scattered showers and thunderstorms. In thunderstorms, there is a high possibility of tornadoes, strong gusts of wind at level 7 - 8, sea waves over 2m high.
On the day and night of August 12, the central area of the East Sea, the sea area north of the Southern East Sea area (including the north of the Truong Sa special zone) and the sea area from Gia Lai to Dong Thap will have strong southwest winds of level 6, gusts of level 7 - 8; waves 2 - 4m 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 large waves.
