The National Center for Hydro-meteorology Forecasting informed that the tropical storm was centered at 400 kilometers far from east- southeast of the Paracel Islands with 60 to 77 kilometer-per-hour winds as of early Tuesday morning.
It is expected that Goni would maintain its current intensity and head toward storm-battered provinces from Quang Ngai to Binh Dinh, Quang Nam and Phu Yen within next 24- 48 hours.
By Thursday morning, Goni is likely to weaken into a tropical depression.
