At 10.00 the depression was positioned at 18.0 degrees north latitude and 109.3 degrees east longitude, about 220km northeast of Quang Tri-Thua Thien-Hue central coast, packing winds of between 50-61kph near its centre.

In the next 12 to 24 hours, the depression is forecast to move south at a speed of between 5-10kph and directly affect the southern part of the Bac Bo (Tonkin) Gulf and the areas off the central coast from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai provinces.

The low pressure system will bring heavy rains to provinces from Ha Tinh to Thua Thien-Hue and the northern part of the Central Highland region.

People living in low-land and mountainous areas have been warned of flash floods and landslides.