The direction of the storm No. 1

It is forecasted that in the next 24 – 48 hours, the No. 1 storm will mainly move in the northwest and northwest direction, about 15 km per hour and likely to become stronger.

Nguyen Van Huong, Head of Weather Forecasting Department, National Hydrometeorological Forecasting Center, said that around the evening and night of July 17, typhoon No. 1 is likely to make landfall in the north of Loi Chau peninsula (China). then it enters the Gulf of Tonkin and moves to the northwest and is likely to directly affect the Vietnamese mainland on July 18 – 19.

“This is a relatively consistent scenario between international storm forecasting centers as well as Vietnam,” Huong said, adding another note, after the No. ability to change direction, expand the area of ​​influence to the south, affecting the Northern Delta and Thanh Hoa. This scenario has a low probability, but it is worth noting.

According to Mr. Huong, due to the impact of storm circulation, the northern area of ​​the East Sea will have strong winds of level 8 – 9, the area near the center of the storm will pass through a strong level 10, then increase with the intensity of the storm. The strongest time can be level 11 – level 12, level 15 jerk.

“From the afternoon and evening of July 17, the Gulf of Tonkin will have strong winds and storms, to watch out for big waves in the coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Ninh Binh. Vessels need to regularly keep in touch and update the status to prevent storms. On the mainland, from July 18 onwards, the circulation of the storm will cause very heavy rains in the North, the mountainous provinces need to pay special attention to landslides and flash floods, “said Mr. Huong. .

Mr. Huong noted that the coastal provinces of the North will have strong winds. This is a strong wind caused by a storm that “haven’t happened in many years”.