Typhoon Sarika accelerated, heading straight to Nam Dinh, Quang Ninh

At 10 o'clock on October 17, the location of the center of the storm is about 17.3 degrees Vi Bac; 114.0 degrees Kinh Dong, about 220 km from Hoang Sa archipelago to the East. The strongest wind is in the area near the center of strong storm level 13 (135-150km / hour), level 16 jerks.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours , the storm will move west-northwest, every hour is 15-20km. At 10 o'clock on October 18, the location of the center of the storm is about 18.8 degrees Vi Bac; 110.4 degrees Kinh Dong, on Hainan Island (China). The strongest wind in the area near the center of the storm is 13-14, level 16-17.

Dangerous zone (strong winds of level 6 or higher): North of 14.50N and East of 108.00E. Strong wind zones range from level 8 upwards in the North of the 15.50N line and the East side of the line 108.50E. Disaster risk level: level 3.

The path of Typhoon Sarika.

From tonight (October 17) , in the Gulf of Tonkin, there is a strong wind up to level 6-7, level 8-9; Particularly, the East Sea in the Gulf of Tonkin has strong winds of 8-9, level 10-11; The sea is very strong. Disaster risk level: level 3.

In the next 24 to 48 hours , the storm moved west-northwest, about 15km each hour and entered the Gulf of Tonkin. At 10 am on October 19, the location of the center of the storm is about 20.8 degrees Vi Bac; 107.9 Kinh Dong, about 100km from the coast of Quang Ninh-Nam Dinh to the Southeast. The strongest wind is in the area near the center of the storm with level 12, level 14-15.

Due to the impact of the storm, the sea in the North of the East Sea (including the Paracel Islands) on October 18 also has strong winds of 9-11 level, the area near the center of the storm passes through level 12-14, jerking level 16-17; rough sea.

The Gulf of Tonkin has strong winds of level 7-9, the area near the center of the storm passes through level 10-12, level 14-15; rough sea. Disaster risk level: level 3.

In the next 48 to 72 hours , the storm moved in the Northwest direction, 10-15 hours per hour.