Storm No. 7 is forecast to turn southwest, slowly moving towards the Hoang Sa archipelago, then to coastal waters from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai provinces.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 4:00 a.m. on November 10, the center of storm No. 7 was located at about 19.1 degrees north latitude, 113.2 degrees east longitude, in the northwest sea of the North East Sea, about 335km north-northeast of the Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the center of the storm is level 14 (150-166km/h), gusting to level 17. Moving westward, at a speed of about 5km/h.
It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, storm No. 7 will change direction to the southwest at a speed of 5-10km/h and gradually weaken. At 4:00 a.m. on November 11, the storm's center will be 145km north of Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the storm's center is level 10, gusting to level 13.
At around 4:00 a.m. on November 12, the storm from the sea of Quang Tri to Quang Ngai continued to move southwest at a speed of 10-15 km/h, gradually weakening into a tropical depression.
At 4:00 a.m. on November 13, the tropical depression in the Central Highlands region, moving southwest at a speed of 10-15 km/h, weakened into a low pressure area.
Due to the influence of the storm, the sea area west of the North East Sea has strong winds of level 7-10, the area near the storm's eye has winds of level 11-14, gusts of level 17, waves 4-6m high, the area near the storm's eye has waves of 7-9m, and the sea is very rough.
Ships operating in the above mentioned dangerous areas are likely to be affected by storms, whirlwinds, strong winds and large waves.
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