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Weather Advisory
Subject: Typhoon “MAN-YI”
No.1 (291/2024)
At 4.00 a.m. LST (18 November 2024), the typhoon “MAN-YI” over the upper South China Sea was due at latitude 17.9 degrees north and longitude 118.9 degrees east. With maximum sustained winds about 130 km/hr. This storm was moving northwest at a speed of 25 km/hr. It is expected to move near Hainan, China during 19-20 November 2024 and it is forecast to downgrade to the severe tropical storm, the tropical storm, the tropical depression, respectively. This storm will not move to Thailand. The travelers should check the weather forecast for the region you're going to be visiting.
During 20-24 November 2024, the strengthening northeast monsoon prevails over the Gulf, the South and the Andaman Sea with more rains and isolated heavy to very heavy rains in the South. People in the South should beware of heavy to very heavy rains and accumulation that may cause flash floods and overflows, especially in the foothills near the waterways and the lowland areas. The strengthening wind force the waves in the Gulf up to 1-2 meters high above 2 meters high in thundershowers. In the Andaman Sea, the waves have about 1 meter high, 1-2 meters high offshore and above 2 meters high offshore.
This advisory is in effect on 18 November 2024, at 5.00 a.m.
This next issue will be on 18 November 2024, at 11.00 a.m.
(Signed) Sugunyanee Yavinchan
(Miss Sugunyanee Yavinchan)
Inspector General, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society
Acting Director-General, Thai Meteorological Department