Storm No. 5 intensified, holding breath waiting for super typhoon Mangkhut

At 4 o'clock on September 12, the location of the storm center is about 20.6 degrees north latitude; 116.1 degrees Kinh Dong, about 570km from Hainan Island (China) to the East Northeast. The strongest wind in the area near the storm center is strong at level 8 (60-75km / hour), level 10 jerks. The level 6 wind is strong, level 8 jerk is about 80km from the center of the storm.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours , the storm will move in the West, about 15-20km per hour and there is a strong possibility. At 04:00 on September 13, the location of the storm center is about 20.6 degrees north latitude; 112.5 degrees east longitude, about 180km from Hainan Island to the east and northeast. The strongest wind in the area near the center of the storm is strong at level 8-9 (60-90km / hour), level 11 shock. Range of strong winds of level 6, level 8 or higher is about 110km from the center of the storm.

Due to the impact of storms, the northern sea area of ​​the North East Sea has stormy storms, strong winds of level 6-7, the area near the center of the storm passes through level 8-9, level 11 jerks; strong sea.

Location and movement direction of storm No. 5.

Dangerous zone in the East Sea in the next 24 hours (strong wind level 6 or higher): North of 18.5 degrees North latitude; east of the meridian 111.5 degrees east longitude.

In the next 24 to 48 hours , the storm moved in the West, about 20km per hour. At 04:00 on September 14, the location of the storm center is about 20.8 degrees Vi Bac; 107.4 degrees Kinh Dong, right on the coast of the provinces from Quang Ninh to Nam Dinh. The strongest wind in the area near the storm center is strong at level 8 (60-75km / hour), level 10 jerk. The scope of the strong wind level 6, level 8 or higher is about 80km from the center of the storm.

In the next 48 to 60 hours , the storm weakened into a tropical depression and entered the provinces from Quang Ninh to Nam Dinh, about 25km away every hour, then the tropical depression continued to weaken quickly into a pressure area. low on the Vietnam-Laos border area. By 16:00 on September 14, the central location of the low pressure area is about 20.8 degrees Vi Bac; 104.5 degrees east longitude. The strongest wind in the area near the center of the low pressure area falls below level 6 (below 40km / hour).

Disaster risk level: level 3.

This morning, super typhoon MANGKHUT in the Pacific Northwest Sea maintains the strongest wind in the area near the strong storm center level 16 (185-200km / hour). Super Typhoon MANGKHUT will move towards the North East Sea area in about 03 days.