Maysak Storm heading to East Sea

Tropical storm Maysak is likely to move into northeastern waters of the East Sea on the night of April 5, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

The projected path of Maysak (Image credit: NCHMF)

At 8pm on April 5, Maysak Maysak was spotted at 16.1 degrees north latitude and 122.8 degrees east longitude, on the east of the Philippines’ Luzon island.

By 7am on April 6, the eye of the storm is predicted to be visible at 680km to the east-northeast of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, with maximum winds of 62-74km per hour.

In the next 24-48 hours, Maysak will continue moving northwest at a speed of 15-20km per hour and weaken into a tropical depression.

The depression area is about 660km to the northeast of Hoang Sa archipelago by 7am on April 7, with sustained winds of below 39km per hour, said the centre.

(Source: nhandan.org.vn)