KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) on Saturday (Oct 26) issued an advisory for a strong tropical storm (Trami) detected 1,286km northwest of Kudat, Sabah.
In a statement, MetMalaysia said that the situation could cause wetter weather in the northern and eastern coasts of the Peninsula and western Sabah, as well as strong winds and turbulent seas in the waters off the South China Sea and Sulu Sea.
Trami occurred about 325km northeast of Da Nang, Vietnam.
MetMalaysia said that based on observations at 5pm, the tropical storm is moving westwards at a speed of 20km/h and could reach a maximum wind speed of 111km/h. - Bernama
