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Typhoon Gaemi heading for Quang Ngai-Phu Yen

Typhoon Gaemi heading for Quang Ngai-Phu Yen

Saturday, October 06, 2012, 09:55 GMT+7

With winds of up to 74 kph, Typhoon Gaemi is moving in the East Sea towards Vietnam’s central coastal region, while a cold air front is affecting northern provinces, said the Central Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Center. At 4 am this morning, October 6, the tropical storm was located 340 km east of the coast between Quang Ngai and Phu Yen provinces, with winds of 62-74 kph and gusts of up to 102 kph. The typhoon has since moved west-southwest at 20 km. At 7 pm today, the typhoon is expected to lay 120 km east of the coast, packing winds of the same force. The storm will then move west at 15-20 kph and, if its path remains unchanged, it storm will hit the above-mentioned region on Saturday night, the center said. After the landing, the storm will downgrade into a low pressure that goes west with winds of less than 39 kph and reach the Vietnam-Cambodia border at 4 pm Sunday, October 7, said Bui Minh Tang, the center’s director. The storm will cause rough seas and strong winds, of up to 62 kph, to the area between the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes in the East Sea. The coastal area between Da Nang city to Khanh Hoa province, including the Ly Son Island, will have winds of 40-62 kph. In the area near the storm’s eye the wind will be stronger, at 75 kph, with gusts of up to 102kph. The storm will also bring heavy rains to the large region from Ha Tinh to Khanh Hoa provinces and the northern Central Highlands area, with rainfalls amounts reaching 100-300 mm, or even up to 300-400 mm in some areas. Meanwhile, a cold air front is moving south to Northern Vietnam, causing cold weather in northern provinces, the center reported. The cold front will also cause winds of 30-39 kph and gust of up to 62 kph in the Gulf of Tonkin, the center said.

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