DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

29-11-2024: According to the observations at (17:30) hrs M.S.T today, the Deep Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal has moved North-Northwestwards and has intensified into a Cyclonic Storm “FENGAL”. It is centered at about 680 Nautical miles West-Southwest of Coco Island (Myanmar), 160 Nautical miles Southeast of Chennai and 150 Nautical miles East-Southeast of Puducherry (India). Weather is cloudy over the South Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal and partly cloudy over the North Andaman Sea.

Cyclonic Storm Condition

Cyclonic Storm No.7, 2019
27th  April, 2019 16:00 MST Today

Cyclonic Storm

 According to the observations at (15:30)hrs M.S.T today, the deep depression over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining the Equatorial Indian Ocean has intensified into a Cyclonic Storm "FANI" and centered at about (480) miles East-Southeast of Trincomalee (Sri-Lanka), (675)miles Southeast of Chennai (India) and (785)miles South-Southeast of Machilipatnam. It is forecast to move Northwestwards.
It is not moving towards Myanmar coasts, the present stage of the Cyclonic Storm is coded yellow stage.

 Position of Cyclonic Storm, center pressure and wind

Cyclonic Storm "FANI" is located at Latitude (5.2) degree North and Longitude (88.5) degree East, centre pressure of Cyclonic Storm is (1000) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (40)miles per hour at (15:30) hrs MST today.

During next (24)hrs forecast

It is forecast to further intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm "FANI" during next (24)hrs.

Advisory

Due to the Cyclonic Storm "FANI", people should be awared domastic flight, trawlers, vessels and ships off and along Myanmar Coasts.