DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

1-5-2024 Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy over the South Andaman Sea and South Bay and a few cloud over the North Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Depression News, No.3, 2023

Depression News, No.3, 2023

2nd December, 2023 07:00 MST Today

Depression

According to the observations at (05:30) hrs M.S.T today, the depression over Southeast Bay and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal has moved West-Northwestwards now lies over Southwest Bay of Bengal. It is centered at about (550) Nautical miles West- Southwest of Coco Island, (650) Nautical miles West-Southwest of Hainggyigyun (Myanmar), (305) Nautical miles East-Southeast of Puducherry, (310) Nautical miles East-Southeast of Chennai, (365) Nautical miles Southeast of Nellore and (405) 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 (10.5) degree North and Longitude (84.8) degree East, centre pressure of Depression is (1000)hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is (30) miles per hour at (05:30) hrs MST today.

During next (96) hrs forecast

The Depression is likely continue to move West-Northwestwards and may further intensify into a Deep Depression during next (12)hrs and Cyclonic Storm on (3.12.2023). Thereafter, it may move Northwestwards and reach near South Andhra Pradesh and adjoining North Tamil Nadu coasts, India on (4.12.2023). Thereafter, it may move nearly Northwards almost parallel to South Andhra Pradesh coast and cross South Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machilipatnam, India on (5.12.2023).

 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.