Typhoon Yinxing, the seven to hit the East Vietnam Sea this year, will possibly change its direction to near Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago before heading toward the mid-central part of the country, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

As of 7:00 am on Sunday, the typhoon was located about 330km north-northeast of Hoang Sa, with maximum sustained winds of 149kph and gusts up to 201kph.

This marks a decrease in strength from the previous night, when gusts reached over 221kph.

Yinxing was moving west at a speed of about 5kph.

Over the next 24 hours, the typhoon will shift its direction to move southwest at a speed of 10kph.

By 4:00 am on Monday, it will be located 145km north of Hoang Sa, with wind speeds decreasing to 102kph and gusts blowing at 149kph.

The storm will likely keep moving southwest and continue weakening into a tropical depression.

At 4:00 am on Tuesday, the depression will be centered on the waters off the coast between Quang Tri to Quang Ngai Provinces, with winds of up to 74kph. 

It will keep marching in the same direction at 15kph and enter the coastal area of the mid-central part before being downgraded into a low-pressure system in the Central Highlands region on Tuesday evening, with winds of under 49kph.

Due to Yinxing, the western waters in the northern part of the East Vietnam Sea have become extremely rough, with waves reaching up to nine meters and strong winds of up to 166kph, accompanied by gusts as high as 220kph, since Sunday morning.

From early Monday morning, the sea area from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai will experience winds of up to 102kph, with rough sea waves rising as high as five meters.

This stormy weather poses significant danger to vessels at sea, the center warned.

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