Hurricane Melor jerked level 17 is heading into the East Sea

At 14 o'clock on December 15, the location of the center of the storm Melor was about 13.2 degrees Vi Bac; 121.1 degrees Kinh Dong, in the Central Philippines region. The strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 13 (ie from 135 to 150 km per hour), level 15-16.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours , the storm will move mainly in the West, 5-10 hours per hour. So tonight (December 15), Hurricane Melor will cross Central Philippines and enter the South China Sea. By 13:00 on December 16, the location of the center of the storm was about 13.1 degrees North latitude; 119.3 degrees east longitude, about 570km from Song Tu Tay Island (belonging to the Spratly Islands) to the East North East. The strongest wind is in the area near the center of the typhoon, strong level 11, level 12 (ie 105 to 135km per hour), level 14-15.

Current location and expected path of Typhoon Melor.(Photo: nchmf).

Due to the influence of storm circulation in combination with strong northeast wind, the eastern sea area in the middle of the East Sea has strong winds up to level 7-9. . Ocean waves 3-5m high. The sea was fierce. Disaster risk level: level 3.

In the next 24 to 48 hours , the storm is able to change direction in the southwest direction, each hour is 10-15 km, towards the Spratly Islands. By 13:00 on December 17, the location of the center of the storm was about 11.4 degrees Vi Bac; 117.0 degrees Kinh Dong, about 300km from Song Tu Tay Island to the East. The strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 8, level 9 (ie from 60 to 90km per hour), level 10-11.

The area between the South China Sea (including the North-eastern waters of the Spratly Islands) has strong winds of level 6-7, the area near the center of the storm passes through the level of 8-10, shocking level 11-12. 2-4m high sea waves. The sea is very strong. Disaster risk level: level 3.

In the next 48 to 72 hours , the storm moved in the southwest direction, about 15-20km per hour.