According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the cold air mass in the north is currently moving south.
In the evening and night of March 15, the Gulf of Tonkin wind gradually increased to level 7, gusting to level 9. The sea is rough, with waves 2 - 3.5m high.
The sea area north of the North East Sea (including the sea area of Hoang Sa archipelago) has strong winds of level 6 - 7, gusting to level 8 - 9. The sea is rough, with waves 2 - 4.5m high.
Day and night on March 16, the Gulf of Tonkin has strong northeast winds of level 6, gusting to level 7 - 8, rough seas, waves 2 - 3.5m high.
The North East Sea area (including the Hoang Sa archipelago) has strong northeast winds of level 6 - 7, gusting to level 8 - 9, rough seas, waves 2 - 5m high.
From the afternoon and night of March 16, the sea area from Quang Tri to Ba Ria - Vung Tau will have northeast winds gradually increasing to level 6, gusting to level 7 - 8, rough seas; waves 2 - 4m high.
The meteorological agency warns that the risk 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 big waves.