Vietnamese fishing boats at sea (Photo: VNA) The centre said such weather conditions are unlikely in the East Seafrom now until May but will begin appearing in the north of the waters in Juneand July and increase in subsequent months.
It also warned about strong storms moving in complex patterns during theupcoming wet season, as well as dangerous weather phenomena like gales,lightning, whirlwinds, and hailstorms nationwide in the seasonal transitionperiod from April to June.
Temperatures nationwide from June to September will be around theaverage of previous years. Heat in the northern and central regions will not beas intense and prolonged as in 2020.
Total rainfall between April and September will approximate the average,but in May and August - September is likely to be 10-20 percent higher than theaverage.
The centre noted the wet season may come early to the Central Highlandsand south of Vietnam, in the latter half of April or the first half of May.Meanwhile, flash floods and landslides may strike northern mountainous areas soonerthan in previous years.
Drought and water shortages are projected for certain areas in thecentral provinces of Nghe An, Ninh Thuan, and Binh Thuan as well as the CentralHighlands in April, which will then expand to all of the central region.
From now until late April, the Mekong Delta is likely to record anotherthree or four saltwater intrusion episodes, then the phenomenon will begineasing in May./.
VNA
