According to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, the storm lay centered in the northern East Sea at 4 a.m., moving westward at 15 kph. By 4 a.m. Saturday, it is expected to be about 540 km from the Paracel Islands, with sustained winds of 166 kph and gusts up to 183 kph, continuing westward at 15-20 kph.
By 4 a.m. on Sunday, the storm is projected to be approximately 330 km from the Paracel Islands, with wind speeds reduced to between 133-149 kph. The meteorological agency forecasts a change in the storm's direction, shifting west-northwest and later west-southwest at 10-15 kph, with gradual weakening.
By 4 a.m. on Monday, as it moves to about 165 km north of the Paracel Islands, its strength is expected to diminish further.
The Japanese Meteorological Agency predicts that in the coming days, the storm will turn toward Hainan Island in China and shift southwestward by Sunday, gradually weakening. Similarly, the Hong Kong Observatory anticipates a reduction in wind speeds from 175 kph to 75 kph as the storm nears Vietnam’s central coastal waters.
Yinxing has become the seventh storm to enter Vietnam’s East Sea this year. The most recent, Typhoon Trami, hit Thua Thien Hue - Da Nang on Oct. 27, bringing heavy rain to central Vietnam, resulting in eight deaths, 14 injuries, nearly 330 damaged houses, over 1,200 hectares of affected crops, and the loss of 1,500 livestock.
Typhoon Yinxing struck the northeastern tip of the Philippines on Thursday, uprooting trees and sending building materials flying, just weeks after Trami left at least 150 dead, AFP reported.
More than 21,000 residents across 200 villages in Cagayan province were evacuated in the hours leading up to landfall, according to provincial disaster official Rueli Rapsing.