Storm No. 2 - PRAPIROON
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I. Storm evolution
- This morning (July 19), the low pressure area in the eastern sea of the Central East Sea has strengthened into a tropical depression. At 07:00, the center of the tropical depression was at about 14.0 degrees North latitude; 118.0 degrees East longitude. The strongest wind near the center of the tropical depression was level 6 (39-49km/h), gusting to level 8; moving slowly in the northwest direction at a speed of 5-10km/h.
-At 13:00, the center of the tropical depression was at about 14.3 degrees North latitude; 117.5 degrees East longitude, in the eastern sea of the Central East Sea. The strongest wind near the center of the tropical depression was level 6 (39-49km/h), gusting to level 8; moving slowly in the northwest direction at a speed of 5-10km/h.
- At 7:00 p.m., the center of the tropical depression was at about 14.6 degrees North latitude; 116.8 degrees East longitude, in the sea area east of the central East Sea. The strongest wind near the center of the tropical depression was level 6-7 (39-61 km/h), gusting to level 9; moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 5-10 km/h.
- At 01:00 a.m. on July 20, the center of the tropical depression was at about 14.8 degrees North latitude; 116.6 degrees East longitude, in the sea area east of the northern and central East Sea. The strongest wind near the center of the tropical depression was level 6-7 (39-61 km/h), gusting to level 9; moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 5-10 km/h.
- At 07:00 a.m. on July 20, the center of the tropical depression was at about 15.3 degrees North latitude; 115.4 degrees East longitude, about 420km East Southeast of Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the center of the strong tropical depression is level 7 (50-61km/h), gusting to level 9; moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 10-15km/h.
- At 13:00 on July 20, the center of the tropical depression was at about 15.8 degrees North latitude; 114.0 degrees East longitude, about 250km East Southeast of Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the center of the strong tropical depression is level 7 (50-61km/h), gusting to level 9; moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 10-15km/h.
- At 19:00 on July 20, the center of the tropical depression was at about 16.3 degrees North latitude; 113.2 degrees East longitude, about 180km east of Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the center of the strong tropical depression is level 7 (50-61km/h), gusting to level 9; moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 10-15km/h.
- At 01:00 on July 21, the center of the tropical depression was at about 16.3 degrees North latitude; 112.3 degrees East longitude, over the Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the center of the strong tropical depression is level 7 (50-61km/h), gusting to level 9; moving in the West at a speed of 10-15km/h.
- This morning (July 21), the tropical depression over the Hoang Sa archipelago strengthened into a storm, storm number 2 in 2024. At 07:00, the center of the storm was at about 16.4 degrees North latitude; 111.4 degrees East longitude, in the waters of the Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the storm center is level 8 (62-74km/h), gusting to level 10, moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 10-15km/h.
- This morning (July 21), the tropical depression in the waters of the Hoang Sa archipelago has strengthened into a storm, the second storm of 2024. At 10:00, the storm center was located at about 16.5 degrees North latitude; 111.3 degrees East longitude, in the waters west of the Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the storm center is level 8 (62-74km/h), gusting to level 10, moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 10-15km/h.
- This morning (July 21), the tropical depression in the waters of the Hoang Sa archipelago has strengthened into a storm, the second storm of 2024, with the international name PRAPIROON. At 1 p.m., the eye of the storm was at about 16.8 degrees North latitude; 111.2 degrees East longitude, in the sea west of the Hoang Sa archipelago. The strongest wind near the eye of the storm was level 8 (62-74km/h), gusting to level 10, moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 10-15km/h.
- At 4 p.m. on July 21, the eye of the storm was at about 17.4 degrees North latitude; 110.9 degrees East longitude, in the sea northwest of the Hoang Sa archipelago, about 180km southeast of Hainan Island (China). The strongest wind near the eye of the storm was level 8 (62-74km/h), gusting to level 10, moving in the West Northwest direction at a speed of 10-15km/h.
- At 7 p.m. on July 21, the eye of the storm was at about 17.9 degrees North latitude; 110.9 degrees East longitude, about 110km southeast of Hainan Island (China). The strongest wind near the storm center is level 8 (62-74km/h), gusting to level 10, moving northwest at a speed of about 15km/h.
- At 10:00 p.m. on July 21, the storm center was located at about 18.2 degrees North latitude; 110.6 degrees East longitude, about 60km southeast of Hainan Island (China). The strongest wind near the storm center is level 8 (62-74km/h), gusting to level 10, moving northwest at a speed of about 15km/h.
- At 7:00 a.m. on July 22, the storm center was located at about 19.5 degrees North latitude; 109.3 degrees East longitude, in the Hainan Island area (China). The strongest wind near the storm center is level 8-9 (62-88km/h),
- At 10:00 on July 22, the storm center was located at about 19.8 degrees North latitude; 109.0 degrees East longitude, in the eastern sea of the northern Gulf of Tonkin, about 150km southeast of Bach Long Vi.
- At 1:00 p.m. on July 22, the eye of the storm was located at about 20.0 degrees North latitude; 108.8 degrees East longitude, in the eastern sea of the Northern Gulf of Tonkin, about 120km East of Bach Long Vi Island.
- At 7:00 p.m. on July 22, the eye of the storm was located at about 20.4 degrees North latitude; 108.2 degrees East longitude, in the northern sea of the Gulf of Tonkin, about 130km East Southeast of Quang Ninh-Hai Phong.
- At 10:00 p.m. on July 22, the eye of the storm was located at about 20.6 degrees North latitude; 108.0 degrees East longitude, in the northern sea of the Gulf of Tonkin, about 120km East Southeast of Quang Ninh-Hai Phong.
- At 1:00 a.m. on July 23, the eye of the storm was located at about 20.7 degrees North latitude; 107.9 degrees East longitude, in the sea of Quang Ninh-Hai Phong.
- This morning, (July 23), storm No. 02 has weakened into a tropical depression. At 07:00, the center of the tropical depression was at about 21.3 degrees North latitude; 107.6 degrees East longitude, in the coastal area of Quang Ninh-Hai Phong.
II. DIRECTION
- The Prime Minister issued Official Dispatch No. 70/CD-TTg dated July 21, 2024 directing the focus on responding to storm No. 2 and floods.
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued Official Dispatch No. 5175/CD-BNN-DD dated July 19, 2024 to coastal provinces and cities from Quang Ninh to Binh Thuan on responding to tropical depressions.
- Ministries and branches have issued Official Dispatches and Official Dispatches directing their affiliated units to proactively respond to storms and tropical depressions.
- The Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has issued 02 official dispatches on ensuring safety for fishermen, fishing boats and responding to heavy rains (official dispatches No. 700/DD-UPPKP dated July 19, 2024 and No. 702/DD-UPPKP dated July 20, 2024).