At 1 a.m., the center of the low pressure area was at about 16.5-17.5 degrees North latitude; 107.6-108.6 degrees East Longitude. The strongest wind in the center of the low pressure area decreased to below level 6 (below 39km/h).
It is forecast that in the next 12 hours, the low pressure area will move mainly in the West-Northwest direction, traveling about 15km per hour, and the intensity will continue to weaken.
Day and night of July 16, the northern region of the East Sea (including the waters of the Hoang Sa archipelago) had strong Southeast winds of level 5-6, gusts of level 7-8, and rough seas; The sea area from Binh Dinh to Ca Mau, the South East Sea (including the waters of the Truong Sa archipelago), the sea area from Ca Mau to Kien Giang, the Gulf of Thailand has southwest winds of level 5-6, with gusts of level 7-8. rough sea.
The North, Middle and South areas of the East Sea (including the waters of the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos), the Gulf of Tonkin, the waters from Quang Tri to Da Nang, the waters from Khanh Hoa to Ca Mau, Ca Mau to Kien Giang and the Gulf of Thailand have showers and strong thunderstorms. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes and strong winds.
Also according to the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, from July 16 to the morning of July 18, the Northern Delta and coastal areas, Hoa Binh, and the area from Thanh Hoa to Quang Binh had moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms. with a common rainfall of 60-120mm, locally there are very heavy rains of over 200mm; The Central Highlands region has common rainfall: 40-80mm, locally in some places over 150mm.
Day and night of July 16, the area from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai and the South had showers and thunderstorms with rainfall from 15-30mm, locally over 80mm.
Regarding the rain situation, from 7:00 p.m. on July 14 to 7:00 p.m. on July 15, areas across the country will have moderate to heavy rain, with common rainfall ranging from 20-50mm; Hoa Binh province and the Central region have heavy to very heavy rain, with common rainfall ranging from 60-120mm; Particularly, Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces have very heavy rain from 100-150mm, some stations have heavy rain such as: Lam Thuy (Quang Binh) 257mm, Cua Tung (Quang Binh) 184mm, An Ma Lake (Quang Binh) 160mm; Trung Son (Quang Tri) 331mm; Linh Thuong (Quang Tri) 259mm, Hai Thai (Quang Tri) 194mm.
From 7:00 p.m. on July 15 to 7:00 a.m. on July 16, the Northern and North Central regions will have moderate to heavy rain, common rainfall is from 30-70mm, some stations have heavier rainfall such as: Ta Si Lang (Yen Bai) 106mm, Quy Hoa (Hoa Binh) 109mm, Muong Kien (Hoa Binh) 99mm, Co Lung (Thanh Hoa) 89mm, Con Cuong (Nghe An) 100mm, Dau Lieu (Ha Tinh) 86mm.
Regarding the hydrological situation, the rivers in the Northern region, the water level at 7:00 a.m. on July 16 on the Red River at Hanoi station is 4.10m; on Thai Binh river at Pha Lai station is 1.31m.
It is forecast that by 7:00 a.m. on July 17, the water level at Hanoi station is likely to be at 4.20m; In the next 36 hours, the highest water level at Pha Lai is likely to be at 1.50m and the lowest at 1.20m.
Rivers in the Central and Central Highlands regions have water levels that change slowly, and downstream water levels of rivers fluctuate according to reservoir regulation and tides.
In the Southern rivers, the water level in the Mekong River's upstream fluctuates with the tide. By July 19, the highest daily water level in Tan Chau was 1.50m, in Chau Doc was 1.70m.
