With winds of up to 111 kph, storm Krosa is moving east towards the Philippines’ Luzon Island and is set to hit the island tonight before entering the East Sea towards Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Center reported. At 7 am today, October 31, Krosa was centered at 17.9 degrees latitude north and 124.2 degrees longitude east, 340 km east of Luzon. Winds near the eye reached 111 kph, with gusts of 118- 149 kph. The tropical storm is moving west-northwest at a speed of about 20-25 kph. It will strengthen and sweep through Luzon this evening before entering the East Sea.  At 7 am November 1, the storm will be at 18.7 degrees latitude north, 119 degrees longitude east, about 850 km east-northeast of Hoang Sa Islands, packing winds of 120 kph and gusts of 134-166 kph. Over the ensuing 24 hours, the typhoon will move between west and west-northwest at a slower speed of 10-15 kph, but will continue to strengthen. At 1 am Saturday, November 2, the storm will be about 420 km east-northeast of Hoang Sa, with winds of 103-133 kph and gusts of 150-183 kph. Due to the storm, as of tonight the northeast area of the East Sea will experience rough seas and strong winds of up to 88 kph. In areas near the storm’s eye, the winds will be stronger, up to 117 kph, with gusts of over 166 kph. Yesterday afternoon the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Center conducted a meeting with concerned agencies to discuss preparations to cope with the storm that may affect central Vietnam.