Storm No.6 decreases intensity, predict to weaken

Chủ Nhật, 09/10/2016, 14:53
Hydrometeorological Prediction Center said storm No. 6 is decreasing intensity and it weaken to be a tropical depression in the next 1-2 days.

At 8am this morning (9-10), the position of the storm was at 21.7 degrees North Latitude; 117.4 degrees East longitude; 350 km from Hong Kong (China). The strongest winds speed near storm’s center is at level 8-9 (60-90 km/h), gust speed at level 10-11.

In the next 24 hours, storm No.6 moves slowly eastward, then might change direction towards the west southwest, moving 5km per hour.

At 7am tomorrow (10-10), storm No. 6 will be about 650 km from northeast Paracel Islands. Storm speed drop to level 8 (60-75 km/h), gust speed at level 9-10. Danger zone (strong winds speech from level 6 and above) is will be 200N North latitude and 1150E east meridian.


The storm then will keep moving and weakening to be a tropical depression. The strongest winds speed near storm’s center is at level 6-7, gust speed at level 8-9.
Due to the impact of the storm, the north area of East Sea surface strong winds speed at level 6-7.
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