Phuket weather warning as Category 5 Molave moves towards Vietnam

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Phuket weather warning as Category 5 Molave moves towards Vietnam

By The Phuket News

 

A radar image showing west of Phuket as issued by the Phuket MET this morning (Oct 28). Image: Phuket MET

 

PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Phichet Panaphong has warned island residents to prepare for heavy weather and possible flash floods and landslides today through Friday (Oct 28-30) following a weather warning issued by the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD).

 

The warning followed the national office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) issuing its own notice for people in risk areas to beware heavy weather over the next few days as the Category 5 Typhoon Molave in the South Cina Sea moves towards the Vietnam coast.

 

In its warning the TMD explained that at 4am today Category 5 Typhoon Molave was centred 120 kilometres east of Binh Dinh city with maximum sustained winds of about 155km/h. The storm is moving west-northwest at 30km/h and is expected to make landfall over middle Vietnam this morning (28 October), then downgrade to a Category 3 (Tropical Storm) before entering Thailand. 

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-weather-warning-as-category-5-molave-moves-towards-vietnam-77788.php

 

 

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[Captain_Bob]

It's a category 3, and likely cat-2 at landfall, then down to tropical depression by the time it reaches Thailand. Probably some rain, but anyway we still need more up north. 

https://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/western-pacific/2020/typhoon-molave

[Gulfsailor]

TMD categorises wind events which may be confusing to international readers.

 

Category 1: Active low-pressure cell

Category 2: tropical depression

Category 3: Tropical Storm

Category 4: Severe Tropical Storm

Category 5: Typhoon

 

When the TMD issues a warning for a cat5 typhoon event, it doesn’t mean it’s a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale, just any type of typhoon. 

[NCC1701A]

this morning:

 

 

[NCC1701A]

and nationwide radar loop. this gives you a better idea of the interaction with Molave's low pressure system. 

 

https://weather.tmd.go.th/THA_loop.php