DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

22-11-2024: Weather is a few cloud over the North Bay of Bengal and partly cloudy to cloudy over the Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

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Depression News, No.6, 2017

16th  November, 2017 14:00 MST Today

 

Condition of Depression

            According to the observations at (13:30)hrs M.S.T today, the depression over Westcentral Bay has moved North-Northeastwards and reached over Westcentral Bay and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal. It is centered at about (60)miles East of Visakhapatnam and (95) miles South- Southwest of Gopalpur (India).

It is not moving towards Myanmar coasts, the present stage of the depression is coded yellow stage.

Position of depression, Center pressure and wind

            Depression is located at Latitude (17.7) degree North and Longitude (84.3) degree East, Centre pressure of depression is (1004) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (35) miles per hour at (13:30) hrs MST today.

Next (24)hours Forecast

            It has moved North-Northeast wards. It is forecast to close near North Andhra Pradesh­ -South Odisha coasts (India) and weaken gradually thereafter during next (24)hours.

Under the influence of depression, fairly widespread rain or thundershowers in Upper Sagaing Region, Kachin and Chin States, scattered in Shan and Rakhine States, isolated in Naypyitaw, Lower Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon and Ayeyarwady Regions, during next (24) hours.             

Advisory

Trawlers, vessels and ships off and along Myanmar Coasts are advised especially to notice  in condition of the depression.