Tropical Depression over the lower South China Sea No. 1 (343/2024)

Weather Advisory

Subject: Tropical Depression over the lower South China Sea

No. 1 (343/2024)

At 4.00 p.m. LST (22 December 2024), tropical depression over the lower South China Sea was centered at latitude 10.0 degrees north and longitude 113.5 degrees east. With maximum sustained winds about 55 km./hr. This storm is moving west-northwest at a speed of 15 km/hr., expected to intensify to tropical storm and move near eastern coast of Vietnam during 24–25 December 2024. It is likely to downgrade to tropical depression and an active-low pressure cell, respectively. This causes the easterly and southeasterly winds will bring the moisture from the South China Sea and the Gulf to upper Thailand with isolated rains in the lower North, the Northeast, the Central including Bangkok and its vicinity and the East while more rains are forecast in the South during 25-26 December 2024. People in the areas should keep healthy due to the variable weather and farmers should prepare for crop’s damage due to isolated rains.

The moderate wind and waves in the lower Gulf are likely about 2 meters high, 1 - 2 meters high in the upper Gulf and above 2 meters high in thundershowers. In the Andaman Sea, the waves are likely about 1 meter high, 1 - 2 meters high offshore and above 2 meters high in thundershowers. All ships should proceed with caution and keep off thundershowers.

                                          This advisory is in effect on 22 December 2024, at 5.00 p.m.

                                            This next issue will be on 22 December 2024, at 11.00 p.m.

(Signed)        Sugunyanee Yavinchan

                           (Miss Sugunyanee Yavinchan)                            

                                      Director-General                        

                         Thai Meteorological Department