Storm Man-yi, which entered the East Vietnam Sea on Sunday evening, is expected to weaken further over the next two days due to its interaction with cold air, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

At 7:00 am on Monday, the storm was traveling west-northwest at 20kph and centered in the northern part of the East Vietnam Sea, packing maximum sustained winds of 117kph near the center.

Over the next few days, the storm is anticipated to move toward the northern waters of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago before changing its direction toward the central coast.

The weather agency predicted that the storm will dissipate at sea, with minimal chances of making landfall in Vietnam.

By 7:00 am on Tuesday, the storm is expected to be 330km northeast of Hoang Sa, moving west-northwest at 15-20kph and continuing to weaken.

By 7:00 am on Wednesday, it will keep weakening and may change its direction to travel west-southwest at approximately 15kph, eventually landing 210km northeast of Hoang Sa.

In the next three days, Man-yi, the ninth storm to hit the East Vietnam Sea this year, will possibly march southwest at around 10kph and downgrade into a tropical depression and then a low-pressure area in the waters of central Vietnam.

The weather agency has issued a warning to all vessels operating in the northern part of the East Vietnam Sea of potential thunderstorms, powerful winds, and huge waves.

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