Typhoon Melor with the strongest winds of 185km / h towards the East Sea

At 14:00 on December 14, the location of the center of the storm Melor was about 12.6 degrees North latitude; 124.6 degrees east longitude, on the eastern region, central Philippines. The strongest wind in the area near the center of the storm is level 15 (ie between 165 and 185km per hour), jerking above level 17.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours , the storm will move mainly in the West, about 15-20km per hour. By 13:00 on December 15, the location of the center of the storm was about 12.9 degrees North latitude; 121.1 degrees Kinh Dong, in the Central Philippines region. The strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 13 (ie from 135 to 150 km per hour), level 15-16.

The path of Hurricane Melor.(Photo: NCHMF).

In the next 24 to 48 hours , the storm continues to move in the West, about 10km per hour. By 13:00 on December 16, the location of the center of the storm was about 12.7 degrees Vi Bac; 119.3 degrees east longitude, about 550km from Song Tu Tay Island (belonging to the Spratly Islands) to the East North East. The strongest winds in the area near the storm center are strong at level 10 (ie from 90 to 100km per hour), level 12-13.

Due to the influence of storm circulation in combination with the strong northeast wind zone, from the evening of December 15, the eastern sea area between the East Sea has strong winds of level 6-8, the area near the center of the storm passes through level 9- 10, shock level 11-12. The sea is very strong.

In the next 48 to 72 hours , the storm has the ability to change direction in the southwest direction, about 10km each hour.