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Cyclonic Storm No.15, 2019

Cyclonic Storm No.15, 2019

29th  April, 2019 07:00 MST Today

 

Cyclonic Storm

          According to the observations at (06:30)hrs M.S.T today, the Cyclonic Storm "FANI" over the Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining the Equatorial Indian Ocean has moved Northwestwared. It is centered at about (340) miles East of Trincomalee (Sri-Lanka), (480)miles Southeast of Chennai (India) and (570)miles 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 (8.5) degree North and Longitude (86.9) degree East, centre pressure of Cyclonic Storm is (998) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (55)miles per hour at (06:30) hrs MST today.

During next (72)hrs forecast

          It is forecast to further intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm "FANI" during next (6)hrs and a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm "FANI" during next (36)hrs. It is forecast to move Northwestwards and then recurve North-Northeastwards during next (72)hours.

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