According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, currently, the cold air mass in the north is moving south.
Early morning of January 26, the Gulf of Tonkin had strong northeast winds of level 6, then gradually increasing to level 7, gusting to level 8 - 9. The sea was rough, with waves 2 - 3m high.
Day and night of January 26, the Gulf of Tonkin has strong northeast winds of level 7, gusts of level 9, rough seas, waves 2 - 4m high. From the afternoon of January 26, the North East Sea area (including the Hoang Sa archipelago) has strong northeast winds of level 6 - 7, gusts of level 8 - 9, rough seas, waves 2 - 4m high.
From the evening of January 26, the sea area from Quang Tri to Ca Mau, the central and southern East Sea area (including the Truong Sa archipelago sea area), the northeast wind gradually increased to level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8 - 9, rough sea, waves 2 - 4m high.
The meteorological agency warns 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.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that from now until the end of February 2025, cold air tends to be more active than the average of many years in the same period, likely to continue causing bad weather in the Gulf of Tonkin and the East Sea.