Tropical depression forecast to strengthen into storm appears near East Sea
VOV.VN - A tropical depression is currently operating in the waters east of Luzon Island of the Philippines, according to details given by the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
On September 16, the centre of the tropical depression was situated at approximately 17.1 degrees north latitude and 124.4 degrees east longitude.
The strongest wind located close to the centre of the tropical depression is between a six and seven category, with gusts of category 9, moving mainly west at about 15 km per hour.
Over the course of the next 24 to 48 hours, the tropical depression will move primarily to the west and is forecast to strengthen into a storm.
Moving ahead to the next 48 to 72 hours, the storm is likely to change its direction, moving in a west-northwest direction at speeds of 10km to 15km per hour.
The tropical depression will cause strong winds to occur at sea. From the morning of September 17, the northeastern area of the East Sea will see showers and strong thunderstorms, with strong winds gusting up to category nine at 75 to 88km/h, along with rough seas.
Furthermore, the tropical depression will cause the northeastern sea area of the East Sea to suffer waves of two to four metres high.
Assessing natural disasters from now until the end of the year, the meteorological agency said that from now until the end of September, the East Sea is likely to see one or two more storms, likely concentrated in the final 10 days of September, with this potentially impacting the north and northcentral regions.
There will therefore be a high risk of heavy rain and floods in the central region during the flood season from October to November this year.
