No. 6 hurricane weakens,

At 07:00 on October 4, the location of the center of the storm was about 18.2 degrees north latitude; 111.3 Kinh Dong, about 400km from the coast of Thua Thien Hue - Da Nang provinces to the Northeast. The strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 9 (ie from 75 to 88km an hour), level 10 and level 11 jerks.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the storm will move mainly in the West, about 10 - 15km every hour. By 07:00 on October 5, the location of the center of the storm was about 18.1 degrees North latitude; 108.6 Kinh Dong, about 230km from Nghe An - Quang Binh coast to the East North East. The strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 8 (ie 62 to 74 km per hour), level 9 and level 10 jerks.

The location and direction of the storm. (Click on image to view larger size)

In the next 24 to 48 hours, the storm moved in the direction between West and Southwest Southwest, about 10 to 15 km per hour, capable of weakening into tropical depression, then going to the mainland and weakening rapidly. into a low pressure area. By 07:00 on October 6, the central location of the low pressure area is about 17.8 degrees Vi Bac; 106.2 degrees Kinh Dong, on the mainland of Ha Tinh - Quang Binh provinces. The strongest wind in the center of the low pressure area falls below level 6 (ie below 39km per hour).

Due to the influence of storm circulation in combination with the strong northeast wind zone, the north sea of ​​Hoang Sa archipelago, the Gulf of Tonkin, the waters of Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue provinces have strong winds of level 6 and 7 , the area near the center of the storm passes through level 8, level 9, level 10, level 11. The sea is very strong. In the provinces from Nghe An to Thua Thien Hue there is rain; Particularly, in Nghe An and Quang Binh areas, there is a moderate rain, heavy rain and a very big place.