A low-pressure system near the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago is likely to become a storm in the East Sea, according to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
Moving path of the East Sea tropical low pressure (Photo: nchmf.gov.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - A low-pressure system near the HoangSa (Paracel) archipelago is likely to become a storm in the East Sea, accordingto the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
At 2:30 pm on June 3, the tropical low pressure was about220km to the south of Hoang Sa archipelago. Strongest winds near its centrewere estimated at 40 - 60km per hour.
Over the next 24 hours, the tropical low pressure is forecast to move north ata speed of 10 km per hour and is likely to become a storm.
Its influence caused heavy rains, winds and cyclones on the waters off thecoast of the central and southern regions from Ca Mau to Kien Giang provinces andin the Gulf of Thailand.
Over the following 24 – 48 hours, it will move north at a speed of about 10kmper hour, with strongest winds near its centre estimated at 60 – 90 km perhour.
Over the next 72 hours, the system will move north -northwest at a speed of about 5 – 10 km per hour.
The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecastingsaid the system caused normal and heavy rains in Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh,whose low areas are at high risk of landslides and fast floods.
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Moving path of the East Sea tropical low pressure (Photo: nchmf.gov.vn) 
