According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, as of 7:00 p.m. tonight (December 22), the center of the tropical depression is located over the Truong Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the center of the tropical depression is level 7 (50-61 km/h), gusting to level 9; moving north at a speed of 20-25 km/h.

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The movement direction of the tropical depression after strengthening into a storm. Source: VNDMS

In the next 24 hours, the tropical depression will change direction to the North-Northwest at a speed of 15km/h, with the possibility of strengthening into a storm. At 7:00 p.m. on December 23, the storm's eye will be located in the southwestern sea area of ​​the Central East Sea. This is likely to be the 10th storm in the East Sea in 2024. The strongest wind near the storm's eye is level 8, gusting to level 10.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, the storm will continue to change direction to West Southwest, moving slowly at a speed of about 5-10 km/h. At 7:00 p.m. on December 24, the center of the storm will still be in the southwest sea area of ​​the Central East Sea; at the same time, it will maintain its level 8 intensity.

Over the next 48 to 72 hours, the storm will move west-southwest at about 10km per hour and gradually weaken into a tropical depression.

The impact of the tropical depression later strengthened into a storm, the South East Sea area (including the Truong Sa archipelago) and the sea southwest of the central East Sea had strong winds of level 6-7, the area near the storm's center had strong winds of level 8, gusts of level 10, waves 4-6m high, rough seas.

Latest weather information for Christmas and New Year across the country

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