Direction of Goni, the 10th storm to reach the East Sea this year (Photo: nchmf.gov.vn)Hanoi (VNA) – Goni, the 10th storm to reach the East Seathis year, is forecast to make landfall in the central region, which was hit bya number of devastating storms and floods in October.
According to Director of the National Centre for Hydro-MeteorologicalForecasting Mai Van Khiem, the storm entered the East Sea gusting up to 88kilometres per hour around 30 hours it hit the Philippines with velocity of upto 183 kilometres.
It will make landfall with wind speeds of60-75 kilometres per hour, and there is a little chance for it to gain strength,he said.
From 1am on November 3 to 1am on November 4,the storm is 310 kilometres southeast of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel)archipelago, and moves westwards at 10 kilometres per hour.
For the next 24 hours, it will lay centred around 190 kilometres off the watersfrom Quang Ngai to Khanh Hoa provinces, with the strongest winds of up to 90kilometres per hour.
From 1am on November 5 to 1am November 6, the storm is expected to movesouthwest, and weaken to a low tropical pressure zone.
Khiem said heavy rain will blanket the central region from November 4.
Provinces from ThuaThien-Hue to Phu Yen and north of the Central Highlands willsee average rainfall of 100-200mm from November 4-6.
Provinces fromNghe An to Quang Tri will see average rainfall of 150-300 m from November5 to 7. Flood warnings have been issued in river areas in provinces fromQuang Nam to Quang Ngai.
At a meeting ofCentral Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention andControl on November 2, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development NguyenXuan Cuong said that Goni was a super typhoon that lost strength when enteringthe East Sea.
“It’s difficultto predict the storm's developments, however” he said, calling forclose observation of the storm.
“We must preparefor the possibility of flash floods, landslides and damage to damsand reservoirs,” Cuong said./.
VNA
