Depression News, No.1, 2023
1st December, 2023 11:30 MST Today
Depression
According to the observations at (10:30) hrs M.S.T today, the well marked low pressure area over Southeast Bay has moved West- Northwestwards and intensified into a depression over Southeast Bay and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal. It is centered at about (720) Nautical miles West of Kawthaung, (505) Nautical miles West-Southwest of Coco Island (Myanmar), (425) Nautical miles East-Southeast of Puducherry, (430) Nautical miles East-Southeast of Chennai, (535) Nautical miles Southeast of Bapatla and (525) ) Nautical miles South-Southeast of Machilipatnam (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
The Depression is located at Latitude (9.1) degree North and Longitude (86.4) degree East, centre pressure of Deep Depression is (1002) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (30) miles per hour at (10:30) hrs MST today.
During next (72) hrs forecast
The Depression is likely continue to move Weat-Northwestwards and further intensify into a deep depression on (2.12.2023) and Cyclonic Storm over Southwest Bay of Bengal on (3.12.2023). Thereafter it would move Northwestwards and may cross South Andhra Pradesh and adjoining North Tamil Nadu coast between Chennai and Machilipatnam on (4.12.2023).
Advisory
Due to the depression, people should be aware rain or thundershowers with strong wind and domestic flight, trawlers, vessels and ships in off and along Myanmar Coasts.
