Khanun tropical storm is forming but has no direct impact on Thailand

By Chalarntorn Yothasmutra

 

 

The Meteorological Department issued the latest announcement on weather condition on Saturday saying the tropical depression in the East of the Philippines has now strengthened to tropical storm and us moving to the South China Sea.

 

In its announcement late today, the department said the “Khanun” tropical depression has now gained strength and developed to tropical storm.

 

Khanun is now moving into the centre of the South China Sea at 10.00am at the wind speed of 65 kilometres an hour at the centre. It is moving 26 kilometres an hour towards Hainan Island and Upper Vietnam.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/kanun-storm/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-10-13

So just a matter of a few days.

It will have weakened to a depression by the time it reaches Thailand. some heavy rain in the north-east perhaps.

https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/overlay=total_cloud_water/orthographic=-253.28,13.79,1024

I won't be that sure...

Edited October 14, 20178 yr by PAIBKK