Prohibition of boats in the Gulf of Tonkin, coping with storm No. 3

At 16 o'clock on July 29, the location of the center of the storm was about 19.2 degrees north latitude; 111.1 degrees east longitude, about 580km from Thai Binh - Ha Tinh coastline to the East of Southeast. The strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 10, level 11 (ie from 89 to 117 km per hour), level 12 and level 13 jerks.

Path and location of storm - Source: Central Hydrometeorological Forecast Center

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the storm will move in the direction of West and West Northwest, about 15 - 20km per hour. By 16:00 on July 30, the location of the storm center was about 19.6 degrees North latitude; 107.3 Kinh Dong, about 170km from Thai Binh - Ha Tinh coast to the East. The strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 10, level 11 (ie from 89 to 117 km per hour), level 12 and level 13 jerks.

In the next 24 to 48 hours, the storm moved mainly in the West, about 15km each hour, went into the mainland and weakened into a tropical depression. By 16:00 on July 31, the position of the tropical depression center was at about 19.3 degrees north latitude; 104.0 degrees east longitude, on the Vietnam - Laos border area. The strongest wind in the region is near the center of strong tropical depression at level 6, level 7 (from 39 to 61 km per hour), level 8, level 9.

In the next 48 to 72 hours, tropical depressions move mainly in the West, about 10 - 15km every hour.

Due to the impact of storms, the northwestern sea area of ​​the North East Sea (including the northern sea of ​​the Paracel Islands) has strong winds of level 8 and 9, the area near the center of the storm passes through level 10, level 11, 12-level, 13-level shock. In the Gulf of Tonkin from tonight (July 29), the wind will gradually increase to level 6, level 7, then increase to level 8, level 9, near storm center level 10, level 11, level 12, level 13 and showers and strong thunderstorms. The sea was fierce. The coastal areas from Quang Ninh to Ha Tinh from the evening of tomorrow (July 30), the wind will gradually increase to level 6, level 7, then increase to level 8, near the storm center level 9, level 10, shock level 11, level 12. From the evening of July 30 in the East of North and North Central, there is moderate rain, heavy rain, there are places with very big rain and scattered with thunderstorms. In a thunderstorm, there should be a tornado. Provinces from Hai Phong - Nghe An need to watch for sea level rise in combination with high tide from 3-5m.

In addition, due to the influence of the southwest monsoon activity, in the middle and southern part of the South China Sea (including the Spratly waters), the waters from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau have strong winds of level 6. , level 7, level 8 jerks and showers and strong thunderstorms. The sea is rough. In a thunderstorm, there should be a tornado.

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