DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

25-11-2024: According to the observations at (05:30) hrs M.S.T today, the well marked low pressure area over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining East Equatorial Indian Ocean has moved West-Northwestwards and now lies over South Bay of Bengal.  It is likely continue to move West-Northwestwards and may further intensify into a depression during next 12 hours. Thereafter, it is likely to move Northwestwards and may reach to Tamil Nadu (India)-Sri Lanka coasts during next 2 days. Weather is cloudy over the South Andaman Sea and South Bay of Bengal and partly cloudy over the North Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

          Cyclonic Storm News, No.7, 2022

Sunday, May 8, 2022 - 19:45

                                            Cyclonic Storm News, No.7, 2022

                                                                        8th May, 2022 19:00 MST Today

Cyclonic Storm “Asani”

 

According to the observations at (17:30)hrs M.S.T today, a Cyclonic Storm “Asani” over Southeast Bay of Bengal has moved Northwestwards. It is centered at about (270) Nautical miles West of Port Blair, (450) Nautical miles Southeast of Vishakhapatnam, (485) Nautical miles South-Southeast of Puri(India), (330) Nautical miles West-Southwest of Coco-Island and (430) Nautical miles Southwest of Hainggyigyun (Myanmar).

It is not moving towards Myanmar coasts, the present stage of the Cyclonic Storm “Asani” is coded yellow stage.

 

Position of Cyclonic Storm “Asani”, center pressure and wind

            The Cyclonic Storm “Asani” is located at Latitude (12.0) degree North and Longitude (88.2) degree East, centre pressure of Cyclonic Storm “Asani” is (996) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (45-50) miles per hour at (17:30)hrs MST today.

 

During next (72) hrs forecast

The Cyclonic Storm “Asani” is likely to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over the Southeast Bay of Bengal during next (6) hours. It is forecast continuous to move Northwestwards and reach to West Central Bay and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal (off north Andhra­ Pradesh-Odisha coasts, India) around (10.5.2022) and recurve to North-Northeastwards and reach to Northwest Bay of Bengal (off  Odisha coast, India). 

 

General caution

Due to the Cyclonic Storm “Asani”, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady Regions and Shan, Chin, Rakhine, Kayin, Mon States and scattered in the remaining Regions and States with likelihood of regionally and isolated heavyfalls in some Regions and States from tonight to (12.5.2022). Occasional squalls with rough seas will be experienced off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40) m.p.h. Wave height will be about (8-12) feet off and along Myanmar Coasts.

 

Advisory

Due to the Cyclonic Storm “Asani”, people should be aware rain or thundershowers with strong wind and domestic flight, trawlers, vessels and ships in off and along Myanmar Coasts.