Thailand’s Meteorological Department have issued a severe weather warning for southern provinces[1]. A tropical depression over the South China Sea has been upgraded and named tropical storm ‘Pabuk’[2]. Strong winds, (January 2 to January 6). Khao Sod[3] report that if the storm hits as forecast, it will be the first time a tropical storm has directly struck Thailand in more than 50 years.
, Ko Samui, . With strong winds and big waves being forecast for both the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, some boat services will be disrupted. This is the list of provinces covered by the weather warning:
- Krabi
- Nakhon Si Thammarat
- Narathiwat
- Pattani
- Phang Nga
- Phatthalung
- Phetchaburi
- Phuket
- Prachuap Khiri Khan
- Ranong
- Satun
- Songkhla
- Surat Thani
- Trang
- Yala
Although Bangkok is not covered by the weather warning, the weather system may also have an impact further inland that could result in heavy downpours in a number of other locations. This includes the Thai capital, central Thailand and other areas along the eastern seaboard.
