A storm eye is expected on December 20

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At 16 pm 17-12, the JTWC network (USA) reported the warning number 2 on tropical depress number 26W. Accordingly, Tropical Depression 26W is moving in the northwest direction, 20 hours per hour (1 nautical mile = 1,853m), nearly 12.3 degrees north latitude and 138.9 degrees east longitude.

Forecast No. 2 of JTWC network (USA) on the afternoon of December 17.(Photo: SGGP)

Forecasting from 1 hour on December 18 to 13 hours on December 20, tropical depressions will move quickly to 15.8 degrees north latitude and 123.4 degrees east longitude. Maximum winds increased gradually from 35 to 45 - 55 - 65 and 75 knots, jerking up to 90 knots on December 20 when the Philippines began to land.

According to the analysis of the JTWC, the storm follows the Northwest direction and moves to the West Northwest. As for JMA (Japan), it is forecasted that until 16: 18-12, this depression will move to 13.5 degrees north latitude and 133.5 degrees east longitude in the west, 13 hours per hour.

The tropical depression has not been named yet, only 26W. In the next day, it will be named Ty My Ty registered by Vietnam. It is expected that by December 20, when the Philippines landed, the eye of the storm appeared, then it would enter the East of the East Sea of ​​Vietnam.

Believed from the Border Guard Headquarters of Quang Ngai Province, though through Icom, family and fishing contacts, by 19 pm yesterday (December 17), four boats were still unable to be contacted. Quang Ngai fishermen avoid the past 10 storms.

That is the QNg 99017 ship of Mr. Vo Tam in Binh Son district with 12 fishermen; QNg 5487 ship of Mr. Bui Thanh Quang in Binh Son district has 11 fishermen; Ship QNg 96426 of Mr. Duong Tho has 16 fishermen and ship QNg 6249 of Mr. Le Loi with 16 fishermen, 2 ships in An Vinh commune, Ly Son district.

After receiving the news of the storm entering the East Sea, these four ships are catching in the Paracel Islands. Receiving the news of the Border Guard of Quang Ngai province, these four ships avoided storms in Hoang Sa island area from December 12. However, since then they have lost contact information with the mainland.