According to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, Storm Kalmaegi, with gale-force winds of up to 149kph (level 11/12) near its centre, is predicted to sweep through the northeastern coastal provinces of Viet Nam tonight.

At 4pm today, the storm’s position should be at latitude 20°8’N and longitude 108°7’E, about 130km east-southeast of the coastal areas from Quang Ninh to Hai Phong provinces.

The predicted track of Storm Kalmaegi

Over the next 12 hours, the storm will continue to move in a westerly or north-westerly direction at a speed of about 25kph, and it will dump heavy rain on the northern coastal provinces before weakening into a depression.

By 4pm tomorrow, 17 September, the depression should be positioned over the northwest mountainous area at latitude 22°5’N and longitude 102°4’E.  The strongest wind speed near its centre is then forecasted to be below 39kph.

Due to the effects of this storm, the Da Nang area is expected to experience widespread showers and thunderstorms during the overnight hours and tomorrow afternoon, accompanied by strong winds from the southwest at level 3.  It will remain mostly cloudy with day temperatures between 24⁰C and 30⁰C.