JULY 27, 2016, 0230 GMT
MIRINAE has crossed Chinese island of Hainan and is in the sea at present. Wind speed is about 70-75 km/h. It will make landfall into Vietnam by 1800 hours GMT, today. The storm has weakened to a tropical depression but it is expected to intensify a little before it crosses the Vietnamese coast.
The track forecast map below is in JST (Japanese Standard Time), GMT +9.
JULY 26, 2016, 0630 GMT
This storm, tropical depression 05W, came up suddenly. It lies a few hundred kilometres southeast of Hainan island of China. It is intensifying and will turn into tropical storm MIRINAE.
It is expected to hit Hainan island of China in the next 24 hours, that is on July 27. After moving past the Chinese island province, MIRINAE will further intensify and make landfall into the northern Vietnam-China border area on July 28, 2016. Hanoi will receive heavy rains with strong winds on Thursday.
All said and done, MIRINAE will be a little storm. Wind speeds of 60-70 km/h but a big rainmaker.
5W is intensifying at present. It should be christened in another 12 hours. By then it will be throwing out winds in excess of 65 km/h. The European model ECMWF expects it to reach a central minimum pressure of 981 hPa on July 28 before it hits Vietnam. Quite a powerful storm, if this forecast model is to be believed.
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