Storm No. 5 is about to form, possibly reaching level 12, making landfall on August 25.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, this morning, August 22, a low pressure area in the eastern part of Luzon Island (Philippines) has strengthened into a tropical depression.

Around tonight, the tropical depression will move into the East Sea, likely strengthening into a storm, the 5th storm in the East Sea (international name is Kajiki).

Experts say that when entering the East Sea, storm No. 5 will move quickly, at a speed of about 20 km/hour. Around August 24, when the storm moves to the Hoang Sa archipelago, its intensity may reach level 10 - 11, gusting to level 13 - 14, and may even strengthen when moving into the Gulf of Tonkin.

It is forecasted that on August 25, storm number 5 will move to the mainland of our country.

Due to the influence of the storm circulation in the northern and central areas of the East Sea (including Hoang Sa special zone), from August 23, there will be strong winds of level 6 - 7, then increasing to level 8 - 9, from August 24, strong winds will increase to level 10 - 11, gusting to level 13 - 14; waves from 4 - 7 m high, very rough seas with thunderstorms, whirlwinds and heavy rain.

The sea area from Thanh Hoa - Da Nang from August 25 has strong storm winds of level 8, near the storm center of level 11 - 12, gusting to level 15.

Heavy rain warning

The meteorological agency emphasized that with the current impact scenario, the storm's circulation is very wide, affecting the coast of the North and North Central regions, in which the coastal area from Nghe An - Quang Tri will be the main affected area, with the possibility of strong coastal winds of level 10 - 11, gusting to level 13 - 14.

Thus, the preparation and response time is quite short (about 2 days) before strong winds and heavy rains begin to occur in the area from Thanh Hoa to Hue from the night of August 24, lasting until the end of the night of August 25.