Bangkok, 22 October – The Meteorological Department stated that the depression in the western Pacific Ocean has intensified into a tropical storm, ‘TRAMI’. It is expected to make landfall in the Philippines on 24-25 October and then move closer to the coast of Vietnam in the future. This may result in strong winds in the northeastern region of Thailand, while the southern Andaman coast will experience continuous and heavy rain in some areas.
Mr. Somkuan Tonjan, Director of the Weather Forecast Division, Meteorological Department, said that the depression in the western Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines, has intensified into a tropical storm, “TRAMI”. The word “TRAMI” refers to a flower in the rose genus, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which is the 20th storm from the count of storms by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC), Tokyo, Japan.
This storm is moving west. This storm is still far from the country. It is expected to move through Luzon Island, Philippines during 24-25 October 2024
, into the upper South China Sea, and then move east of China, approaching Hainan Island and the coast of Vietnam. At this time, there is no impact on the weather in Thailand, but we still need to monitor it during 26-27 October 2024 when the storm moves closer to the coast of Vietnam, which may affect the eastern part of the northeastern region, causing strong winds due to the cold air mass in front of the storm spreading down to cover it. As for the southern Andaman coast, there is still westerly wind blowing into the tropical storm “Trami (TRAMI)” in the upper South China Sea, resulting in continuous rain, with moderate to heavy thunderstorms in some areas, so we must monitor closely. At the same time, we would like to warn those who are traveling to the Philippines to check the weather conditions before traveling during this period.
Source: Thai News Agencyl