Pagasa weather forecast storm signal today

A low-pressure area that has appeared on the East Sea has been forecasted to grow into a storm in the days to come. As of Monday, the low-pressure area was situated in the south of the Philippino island of Luzon, according to the director of the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting. It would become a tropical depression with a 40-60 percent probability of transforming into a storm between Wednesday and Saturday. By 7 am on Friday, the low-pressure area would be centred around 470 kilometres from the Paracel Islands with a wind speed of 40-60 kilometres per hour. The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has asked coastal localities from Quang Ninh to Ca Mau to actively respond to the low-pressure area. Cities and provinces need to inform boats at sea to find shelter in the bad weather sufficiently in advance. The northern region and Thanh Hoa Province would see rain and strong wind today, June 29, with … [Read more...] about East Sea low-pressure front forecasted to turn into storm

Path of the tropical depression Specifically, the requirements of closely updating the low-tropical pressure system, timely providing information and warning related to position, path and changes of the system to ship owners to exit the dangerous areas were noticed in the letter. Additionally, the localities need to monitor, count the number of vessels working in areas affected by the tropical depression; regularly keep in touch with ship owners; closely control fishing vessels; give instructions for boats anchoring at the terminals and be ready for rescue teams and means amid the unexpected occurrence situations. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment was assigned to closely monitor, forecast and promptly provide information on the development of the tropical depression ; meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in charge of contacting countries in the affected zone to create favorable conditions for Vietnam’s fishermen and fishing vessels to take shelter, … [Read more...] about Localities from Quang Ninh to Khanh Hoa urgently deal with tropical depression

A low-pressure area in the East Vietnam Sea strengthened into a tropical depression early on Wednesday morning and is forecast to become a storm in the next two to three days. As of 7:00 am on Wednesday, the tropical depression was located 500 kilometers east of Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting. The average wind speed was recorded at 40-50km per hour, while gusts reached up to 75km an hour. The tropical depression is expected to travel northwest in the next 48 hours and pick up strength. By 7:00 am on Friday, it will have been located around 350 kilometers northeast of Hoang Sa, packing winds of 50-60km per hour. It will continue traveling in the northwest direction in the next 48-72 hours and develop into a tropical storm. Due to the effect of the tropical depression, strong winds, rough seas, and waves as high as two to four meters will be recorded in the northern part of the East Vietnam Sea … [Read more...] about Tropical depression appears in East Vietnam Sea

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