According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, currently, the low pressure trough has an axis at about 5 - 8 degrees north latitude connecting to the low pressure area. At 7:00 a.m. this morning, December 30, the low pressure area was located at about 6 - 8 degrees north latitude; 113 - 115 degrees east longitude.
Phu Quy station has strong gusts of wind level 7 - 8; Huyen Tran station has strong winds level 6, sometimes level 7, gusts level 8.
During the day and night of December 30, the North East Sea area (including the Hoang Sa archipelago) will have strong winds of level 6, sometimes level 7 at night, gusting to level 8 - 9. The sea will be rough, with waves 3 - 5m high.
The central East Sea area, the sea area from Binh Dinh to Binh Thuan and the west of the South East Sea area (including the sea area west of Truong Sa archipelago) has strong winds of level 6, gusting to level 7 - 8. Rough seas, waves 3 - 5m high.
The central and southern East Sea (including the Truong Sa archipelago) will have scattered showers and thunderstorms. There is a possibility of tornadoes and strong gusts of wind during thunderstorms.
Day and night of December 31, in the North East Sea area (including the Hoang Sa archipelago), strong northeast wind level 6, sometimes level 7, gusting to level 8 - 9, rough sea, waves 3 - 5m high.
The central East Sea area, the sea area from Binh Dinh to Binh Thuan and the western sea area of the South East Sea area (including the western sea area of Truong Sa archipelago) has strong northeast wind level 6, gusting to level 7 - 8, rough sea, waves 2 - 4.5m high.
The meteorological agency warned that the level of disaster risk due to strong winds at sea is level 2.
All vessels operating in the above areas are at high risk of being affected by cyclones, strong winds and large waves.
