Typhoon Parma is complicated

" The worst possibility is that the storm enters the Paracel Islands, where there are many fishing boats. The second possibility is a storm going south, enameling west of Luzon Island, Philippines, " said Le Thanh Hai, deputy director. Director of the Central Hydrometeorological Center said this morning.

According to the Central Hydrometeorological Center, after going into the East Sea, Parma went very slowly and during the last 6 hours hardly moved. At 10 am this morning, the storm center is about 830 km from Hoang Sa archipelago, the intensity decreases, reaches the level of 10-11.

Predict the path and impact area of ​​Typhoon Parma.(Photo: NCHMF)

It is forecasted that on October 5, the storm will slow in the direction of west and southwest, speed 3-5 km per hour.

Mr. Le Thanh Hai, deputy director of the Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, said that due to the interaction with the strong super typhoon Melor at level 17 outside the east of the Philippines, the development of Parma storm has changed.

" There are two possibilities, the worst is that the storm enters the Hoang Sa archipelago, where there are many fishing boats. Because of this open sea, the seawater temperature is high (28 degrees Celsius), so it is very likely that storms will return to level 12 The possibility is less bad than the storm going south, along the western side of Luzon Island, Philippines , "he said.

Mr. Hai also warned that this year due to the impact of El Nino, storms tend to increase. Typically, the storm of strong Ketsana (No. 9) storm, the highest level in the Beaufort wind classification. When overflowing through the Philippines, despite falling to level 13-14, it still left nearly 300 people dead. When entering Vietnam, this storm reached level 13.

Typhoon Parma, when it was strongest, also reached level 17, but after 7-8 days of traveling, was subjected to friction when crossing the Philippine mainland and entering low-temperature waters, the storm decreased. Forecast, from now to the end of the year, Vietnam is affected by 2 storms and 2 tropical depressions.

Parma suffers from interaction with Melor, so the path and intensity change.(Photo: TSR Station of University of London)

On October 4, the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control - the National Committee for Search and Rescue has urgently requested coastal provinces and cities from Quang Ninh to Quang Ngai and other ministries and branches to announce. for boat owners operating on the sea to know the location and direction of the storm to actively prevent.

Earlier, in the afternoon of October 3, Parma storms hit northern Philippines causing landslides, floods, and at least 16 people died. Typhoon Parma entered the Philippines just eight days after Typhoon Ketsana struck Manila and 25 other provinces, causing the worst flood in four decades and killing at least 288 people.