Northern Vietnam in Nida’s path; gloom to cover south this week

August 01, 2016 | 20:52

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Typhoon Nida, moving toward Hong Kong, is anticipated to hit the north of Vietnam and bring grey days and rain squalls to the south of the country.

The expected path of the tempest<br /><span>Nat’l Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting</span>

At 8:00 am on Monday, about 560 kilometers away from Hong Kong, the typhoon was packing sustained winds of 105-120 kph, according to Vietnam’s National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

The storm, which passed over the Philippines and entered the East Vietnam Sea on Sunday, gained more strength as it edged closer to the city, according to the Hong Kong Observatory’s tropical cyclone tracker.

Moving west-northwestward, Nida is set to travel at 25 kph, centering at 22.1 degrees latitude and 113.3 degrees longitude at 7:00 am on Tuesday, with high winds anticipated at 135-165 kph, the NCHMF forecast.

On Wednesday, the tempest is predicted to make landfall on China’s Guangxi Province at 7:00 am, the Vietnamese weather center said, adding that the phenomenon will cross Vietnam’s northern region, bringing heavy showers and strong squalls at 6-7 on the Beaufort scale.

During the storm, which will be accompanied by the southwesterly winds, maritime areas from Binh Thuan to Ca Mau Provinces, including Spratly (Truong Sa) Islands, are expected to experience rough seas and winds as high as 8 on the Beaufort scale.

According to Le Thi Xuan Lan, a Ho Chi Minh City-based weather expert, provinces and towns in southern and Central Highlands regions can anticipate poor weather with grey days and rainy eves this week.

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