Strong low-pressure in upper South China Sea strengthens into tropical depression

It is projected to pass over Hainan Island and enter southern China between June 13–14. This storm is not expected to affect Thailand.

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A woman walks her dogs on a beach on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on September 6, 2024, after super typhoon Yagi moved towards China's island province of Hainan. PHOTO: AFP

June 11, 2025

BANGKOK – The Thailand Meteorological Department has issued a warning about a strong low-pressure area in the upper South China Sea, which has now intensified into a tropical depression.

According to the department’s Announcement No. 1 (135/2568), the tropical depression formed at 07:00 a.m. on June 10, 2025, in the upper South China Sea. By 10:00 a.m., the depression’s center was located at 15.0°N latitude and 114.5°E longitude, with maximum wind speeds near the center of approximately 55 km/h.

The storm is moving slowly to the west-northwest and is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm in the coming days. It is projected to pass over Hainan Island and enter southern China between June 13–14, before weakening into a tropical depression and eventually dissipating.

This storm is not expected to affect Thailand, the department said.

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