According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the tropical depression east of the Philippines may intensify into a storm tomorrow, September 24, and move into the East Sea as storm No. 10 three days later.

At present, forecasts for storm No. 10 remain varied. European and Japanese models suggest it may track northward toward northern Vietnam or southern China. U.S. forecasts predict landfall in central Vietnam, especially between Ha Tinh and Quang Ngai provinces.

Vietnamese meteorologists consider central Vietnam to be the most likely path, consistent with the region’s seasonal storm patterns. However, they add the storm is unlikely to reach super typhoon strength, remaining below category 13.

Meanwhile, Super Typhoon Ragasa continues to move steadily across the East Sea. By 4 p.m. today, the storm’s center was about 680 km east of China’s Leizhou Peninsula. Although its strength slightly weakened compared to earlier in the day, it remains a super typhoon at category 16 (184-201 km/h), with gusts exceeding category 17.

Over the next three hours, Ragasa is expected to move west-northwest at about 20 km/h.

Bao Anh