Tropical depression strengthened into storm Sonamu

At 7:00 on January 4, the location of the center of the storm was about 8.4 degrees North; 116.2 degrees Kinh Dong, about 470 km from Truong Sa Lon (belonging to Truong Sa archipelago) to the 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.

Photo of the path and location of the storm

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the storm will move quickly in the direction between West and Southwest Southwest, each hour can travel about 20-25 km and has a stronger ability. At 7 o'clock on January 5, the location of the storm center is about 7.8 degrees North latitude; 111.3 degrees Kinh Dong, on Huyen Tran island area. The strongest wind in the area near the storm center is strong at level 9 (ie from 75 to 88km an hour), level 10 and level 11 jerks.

In the next 24 to 48 hours, the storm continued to move in the direction between West and Southwest Southwest, capable of slowing down, about 15km per hour. At 7 o'clock on January 6, the location of the storm center is about 7.0 degrees Vi Bac; 108.6 degrees east longitude, about 280 km from Con Dao island to the southeast. The strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 8, level 9 (ie 62 to 88km per hour), level 10 and level 11 jerks.

In the next 48 to 72 hours, the storm moved west-southwest, about 10 to 15 km per hour.

Due to the influence of typhoons, the South China Sea region (including the Spratlys) has strong winds of level 6, level 7, the area near the storm center passes through level 8, level 9, level 10 jams, 11. The sea is very strong. In addition, due to the influence of storm circulation in combination with strong northeast monsoon winds, the offshore waters of provinces from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau have strong winds of level 6, sometimes level 7, level 8 shock.