WeatherFanatics: Hagupit to Threaten Vietnam Late Week

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Hagupit to Threaten Vietnam Late Week

By Andy Mussoline, Meteorologist

December 7,2014; 6:55PM,EST

Hagupit, a typhoon devastating parts of the Philippines through Monday, is expected to eventually target Vietnam late this week in wake of battering the Philippines.
Despite moving across the Philippines and weakening significantly, AccuWeather.com meteorologists still feel that Hagupit will be a well organized and still dangerous system while it moves across the South China Sea. Meteorologist Anthony Sagliani said "The storm will likely still be intact, likely as a tropical storm or even a weak typhoon."
Interaction with Philippines' numerous islands, some of which are very mountainous, will contribute to the weakening.

Although Hagupit will emerge from the Philippines in a noticeably weaker state, Vietnam should pay close attention to the path and strength of the storm.
"Hagupit will track slowly across the South China Sea through the week and potentially make landfall on the southern coast of Vietnam towards the end of the week," said Sagliani.
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At this point, it does not appear Hagupit will strengthen on its way toward Vietnam, but it may maintain strength as tropical storm.
The weakened Hagupit will place heavy rain in the forefront of the threats it could bring to Vietnam, but locally gusty winds cannot be ruled out at this point. The greatest threat for life threatening impacts are expected between the cities of Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh.
Residents and those with interests in southern Vietnam should pay close attention to the progress of Hagupit over the next several days.

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