Storm No. 11 is heading towards Leizhou Peninsula (China) and is likely to strengthen.

Photo caption — Location of the storm center at 8:00 p.m. on October 3. Photo: KTTV

At 7:00 p.m. on October 3, the center of the storm was at about 17.3 degrees North latitude; 119.4 degrees East longitude, in the eastern sea area of the North East Sea. The strongest wind near the center of the storm was level 10 (89 - 102 km/h), gusting to level 13. Moving in the West Northwest direction, speed about 25 km/h.

Forecast, by 7pm on October 4, the storm in the North East Sea area is about 350km East Southeast of Leizhou Peninsula (China) with strong winds of level 12, gusts of level 15; moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 25km/h and is likely to strengthen. The affected area is the North East Sea area. Disaster risk level 3.

At 7:00 p.m. on October 5, the storm was in the eastern sea of the Northern Gulf of Tonkin, about 200 km east-southeast of Mong Cai ( Quang Ninh ) with strong winds of level 11, gusts of level 14; moving in the West-Northwest direction at a speed of about 20 - 25 km/h. The affected area is the northern East Sea and the northern Gulf of Tonkin. Disaster risk level 3.

By 7:00 p.m. on October 6, the storm was in the mountainous provinces of the North with strong winds below level 6; moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of about 20 km/h, entering the mainland of the Northeast region of the North and gradually weakening into a tropical depression and then a low pressure area. The affected areas are the northwest sea area of the North East Sea, the North Gulf of Tonkin, and the coastal areas of the provinces from Quang Ninh to Ninh Binh . Disaster risk level 3.

Due to the impact of the storm, the eastern sea area of the North East Sea has strong winds of level 8 - 9, the area near the storm's eye has strong winds of level 10 - 11, gusts of level 14, waves 4 - 6 m high, and very rough seas.

From the morning of October 4, the North East Sea area has strong winds of level 8 - 10, the area near the storm's eye has winds of level 11 - 13, gusts of level 16, waves 4 - 6 m high, the area near the storm's eye has waves of 6 - 8 m, and the sea is very rough.

According to VNA

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