The Meteorological Department warns of rains and strong winds in Thailand due to Tropical Storm Trami which is expected to land in central Vietnam on Sunday.
Sukanyanee Yawinchan, acting director-general of the department, said early Sunday morning that the tropical storm was about 130 kilometres northeast of Da Nang at 4am on Sunday and would land in central Vietnam on the same day.
The storm would bring more rains, strong winds and heavy downpours in some areas of the North, the Northeast, the Central Plain and the East, she said.
Later the storm will move along the Vietnamese coast and return to the South China Sea. It will weaken on Monday and Tuesday and rains will decline in the upper parts of Thailand then.
From Sunday to Tuesday stronger northwesterly winds over the Andaman Sea, the South and the Gulf of Thailand will cause rains in the region.
The Meteorological Department predicted heavy rains in provinces as follows.
On Sunday
North: Phetchabun, Phichit and Phitsanulok provinces
Northeast: Amnat Charoen, Buri Ram, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Si Sa Ket, Surin, Ubon Ratchathani and Yasothon
Central Plain: Ang Thong, Ayutthaya, Greater Bangkok, Lop Buri, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakhon, Sing Buri and Suphan Buri
East: Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Chon Buri, Nakhon Nayok, Prachin Buri, Rayong, Sa Kaeo and Trat
South: Phangnga, Phuket, Satun and Trang
On Monday
Northeast: Amnat Charoen, Mukdahan and Ubon Ratchathani
South: Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phangnga, Phatthalung, Phuket, Ranong, Satun, Songkhla, Surat Thani and Trang
On Tuesday
South: Chumphon, Krabi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phangnga, Phatthalung, Phuket, Ranong, Satun, Songkhla, Surat Thani and Trang.