National forecasters are tracking a new storm intensified from a tropical depression over the East Sea.

In its latest bulletin, Viet Nam’s National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said at 1:00pm today, October 26, the newly-formed storm was located about 160km off the coast of Khanh Hoa, and 140km off the coast of Ninh Thuan, packing maximum sustained winds at level 8 and gustiness of up to level 10.

The storm will move generally west-northwestward at 15 km per hour, and it is likely weaken into a tropical depression thereafter.

The depression will move farther inland over the parts from Khanh Hoa to Binh Thuan while weakening, and it is likely to downgrade to a remnant low pressure system over the southern part of Central Highlands.

Tuesday into Wednesday, heavy to very heavy rainfall are predicted for the parts from Thua Thien- Hue to Binh Thuan, including Da Nang, Central Highlands and the southeast region. Rainfall warnings have been issued for a widespread soaking rain that could dump as much as 100mm-200mm of rain over parts from Thua Thien- Hue to Quang Ngai, Binh Thuan, the north of Central Highlands and the southeast region while more than 200mm of rain could fall in some places. The total rainfall amount will be 150mm - 250mm in common in the parts from Binh Dinh to Ninh Thuan and the South of Central Highlands, and even more than 300mm in some places.

Forecasters have also warned that North Central Coast and Mid-central Region could continue to witness heavy rainfall from Wednesday into Saturday with possibility of very heavy rains in some places due to the combined influence of cold air and easterly winds.

Reporting by HOANG HIEP – Translating by H.L