A low-pressure area in the eastern part of the central Bien Dong strengthened into a tropical depression on the morning of 1/7 and is forecast to become the first storm in the Bien Dong this year by 3/7.
Over the next 10 days, the South China Sea is likely to see a tropical depression form, potentially intensifying into a typhoon with a 65% probability; meanwhile, northern Vietnam and Thanh Hoa province could experience widespread heavy rain this weekend.
