Eastern, southern provinces warned of heavy rains

By The Nation

 

 

The Meteorological Department is warning residents of eastern and southern provinces to brace themselves for heavy rains from Friday to Sunday.

 

In its warning issued at 5am Friday, the department said the rains would be unleashed by influences of the southwest monsoon across the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, which is intensifying, and by a low-pressure cell covering upper Vietnam.

 

The affected areas are as follows:

 

On Friday:

 

East: Chon Buri, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat.

 

South: Ranong, Phangnga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang, Satun, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumphon and Surat Thani.

 

On Saturday and Sunday:

 

East: Chanthaburi and Trat.

 

South: Ranong, Phang Nga, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Chumphon.

 

The department said the strong winds would generate two-to-three-metre waves in the upper Andaman Sea and in the upper Gulf. It warned all ships to proceed with caution, and small boats to stay ashore.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30374520

 

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I find it so thai that these warnings hit the news after the fact. Yesterday in chalong we had gusts to 50 knots. It was so similar but not as severe to last years storm that killed the chinese. Similar in its time of arrival was at 3pm just as boats prepare to return to chalong from there locals. Similar as the wether outside of thai met had predicted 40 plus knots for friday for 7 days before where thai met predicted 25 and then down graded to just 20 the day before but it still blew 40 to 50 . I did have a look at thai met and there was a weather warning up. But they just keep that warning up now every day. Its not helpfull .

the story here is no one really knows and the funny part is that they make its warning in the news after the fact. Boats as usual were breaking loose here in chalong.

Classic thailand.

"the funny part is that they make its warning in the news after the fact. " Change your News Source or read earlier. The warning was in time...

5 hours ago, quadperfect said:

I find it so thai that these warnings hit the news after the fact. Yesterday in chalong we had gusts to 50 knots. It was so similar but not as severe to last years storm that killed the chinese. Similar in its time of arrival was at 3pm just as boats prepare to return to chalong from there locals. Similar as the wether outside of thai met had predicted 40 plus knots for friday for 7 days before where thai met predicted 25 and then down graded to just 20 the day before but it still blew 40 to 50 . I did have a look at thai met and there was a weather warning up. But they just keep that warning up now every day. Its not helpfull .

the story here is no one really knows and the funny part is that they make its warning in the news after the fact. Boats as usual were breaking loose here in chalong.

Classic thailand.

Just look out of the window... best forecast ever.

Friday was however yesterday... – and yes, there was some hard wind gusts, and a bit of rain here way south in the Gulf, proves that our observations were correct – thanks for yesterday's warning today...????