Over the past 24 hours, the tropical depression has mainly moved at a speed of 5-10 km/h; it is forecast to shift southward when entering the East Sea tomorrow due to interaction with cold air.
A tropical depression has formed near the East Sea, with Vietnamese and international meteorological agencies predicting a low chance of it strengthening into a typhoon.
At 7 am today, a tropical depression originating from the Indian Ocean entered the East Sea, with maximum wind speeds of 61 km/h, levels 6-7. It is currently moving north-northeast at 10-15 km/h.
A rare tropical depression is moving from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, heading towards the southern East Sea, while Typhoon Koto remains present northwest of Truong Sa.
Appearing off the coast of the Philippines late in the storm season, a tropical depression could become the 15th storm in the South China Sea in the coming days.