Hurricane Nock-ten 'ensembles' South China Sea, wind gusts of level 14

At 04:00 on December 27, the location of the center of the storm was about 14.8 degrees Vi Bac; 116.7 degrees Kinh Dong, about 520 km from Hoang Sa archipelago to the East of Southeast. Strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 11-12 (105-135km / hour), shocking level 13-14.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours , the storm will move west and northwest, then change direction to move southwest, every hour can go 15km.

At 04:00 on December 28 , the location of the storm center is about 13.7 degrees Vi Bac; 114.6 degrees Kinh Dong, about 260km from Song Tu Tay Island (belonging to the Spratly Islands) to the north. The strongest wind is in the area near the center of the typhoon with the intensity of 8-9 (60-90km / hour), level 10-11.

Location and path of Typhoon Nock-ten.(Photo: NCHMF).

Dangerous area: strong winds from level 6 up north of latitude 12.5 degrees North latitude; east of meridian 113.0 degrees Kinh Dong. Strong winds from level 8 and above north latitude 13.0 degrees North latitude to 16.0 degrees North latitude; east of the meridian 114.0 degrees Kinh Dong to the 117.0 degree longitude meridian. Disaster risk level: level 3.

In the next 24 to 48 hours , the storm moved in the southwest direction, each hour was 20 km and gradually weakened into a tropical depression, then a low pressure area. At 04:00 on December 29, the central location of the low pressure area is about 10.8 degrees Vi Bac; 111.4 degrees Kinh Dong, about 240km from Truong Sa Lon (belonging to Truong Sa archipelago) to the North. The strongest wind in the center of the low pressure area falls below level 6 (below 40km / hour).

Due to the impact of the storm, the North Sea of ​​the Spratly Islands has strong winds of level 6-7, the area near the center of the storm passes through the level of 8-9, level 10-11 shock, 3-5m high waves. The sea is very strong. Disaster risk level: level 3.