At 4pm today (1 Aug 20) a Category 2 storm (depression) on the coast of Hainan Island. Has intensified into a Category 3 storm (Tropical Sin Lagoon) and centered about 300 km east of Vinh. Vietnam Or at 18.9 degrees north latitude, 108.3 degrees east longitude, with the highest wind speed near the center, about 65 kilometers per hour. It is moving to the west, slightly to the north at a speed of about 20 kilometers per hour. This storm is expected to make landfall in upper Vietnam. Tomorrow (2 Aug 20) will weaken to a depression. And move to cover Laos in the future.
Incidentally, a strong monsoon trough lies across the North. And the upper Northeast into a depression on the coast of Hainan Island In addition, the southwest monsoon that prevails over the Andaman Sea, Thailand and the Gulf of Thailand is intensifying. Look like this
Causing Thailand to have more rain and some heavy to very heavy rain in the north The Northeast, the East, the Central and the South urges people in such areas to beware of the effects of heavy to very heavy rain. Which may cause flash floods and flash floods The areas that are expected to be affected are as follows:
August 1-2, 2020 North: Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Phayao, Phrae, Nan, Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phetchabun and Tak.
Northeast: Loei, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Udon Thani, Nong Khai, Bueng Kan, Sakon Nakhon, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan, Khon Kaen, Kalasin, Mahasarakham, Roiet, Yasothon, Amnatcharoen, Ubon Ratchathani, Si Saket, Surin, Buriram, Nakhon Ratchasima and Chaiyaphum.
Eastern region: Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat
Southern region: Ranong, Phang-nga, Phuket, Krabi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon, Surat Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat.
August 3-4, 2020, North: Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Phayao, Phrae, Nan, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, Phichit, Kamphaeng Phet, Tak and Phetchabun.
Northeast: Loei, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Udon Thani, Nong Khai, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima and Buriram.
Central Region: Ratchaburi, Samut Songkhram, Suphanburi, Kanchanaburi, Uthai Thani, Nakhon Sawan, Lopburi and Saraburi.
Eastern region: Chachoengsao, Nakhon Nayok, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat.
Southern region: Ranong, Phang-nga, Phuket, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon and Surat Thani
The wind waves in the Andaman Sea and the upper Gulf of Thailand are intensifying. In which the Andaman Sea has waves 2-3 meters high
Wave height about 2 meters in the Gulf of Thailand and more than 3 meters in thundershower areas.
With caution and small boats should not leave the shore until August 4, 2020 for a Category 2 storm (depression) in eastern Taiwan. It is expected to land on the islands of Taiwan and China, where a Category 2 storm (depression) has no impact on Thailand. Therefore asking people to follow the announcement from the Meteorological Department And can track information at the Meteorological Department website http://www.tmd.go.th Or the weather forecast hotline 1182 24 hours a day
Announced on 1 August 2020 at 17.00
The Meteorological Department will issue the next announcement on August 1, 2020 at 11:00 p.m.
(Signed) Commander Somsak Khao Suwan
(Somsak Khao Suwan)
Director-General, Meteorological Department
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