Tropical disturbance 93W intensified into the first tropical depression of 2010 in the NW Pacific basin (01W) today. At 20 HKT, 01W was centred about 360 km (200 NM) SE of Ho Chi Minh City.
A strong subtropical ridge northeast of 01W is expected to steer the cyclone towards the NW in the next 24 hours, making landfall in southern Vietnam.
01W 東北面的強副熱帶高壓脊將帶領 01W 向西北移動,趨向越南南部。
Intensity Analysis 強度分析
Current T-number: T1.5/1.5/INT OBS
01W seems to have lost convections in the past 12 hours. As it edges closer to land, it is expected to lose intensity gradually and weaken into an area of low pressure in 24 hours.