DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

28-11-2024: According to the observations at (05:30) hrs M.S.T today, the Deep Depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal has almost stationary. It is centered at about 730 Nautical miles West-Southwest of CoCo Island (Myanmar), 265 Nautical miles South-Southeast of Chennai (India). The centre pressure of Deep Depression is 999 hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is 35-40 miles per hour. Weather is cloudy over the Southwest Bay and Westcentral Bay of Bengal and partly cloudy over the Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Depression Warning No.20, 2022

Tuesday, March 22, 2022 - 23:15

Depression Warning No.20, 2022

Issued at (22:30) hours M.S.T on 22-3-2022

According to the observations at (21:30)hrs M.S.T today, the deep depression is moving to Ayeyarwady Region, near Patheinhas weaken into a depression and it is movingNorth-Northeastwards.

            It is continuous to movingAyeyarwady Region, near Pathein(Myanmar), the present stage of the depression is coded brown stage.

 

During next (24) hrs forecast

            The depression is likely continuous to move North-Northeastwards and it is forecast to weaken gradually into a well marked low pressure area in the morning at (23.3.2022) and reachnear Southern Rakhine Coast.

 

General caution

  1. Due to the depression, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Lower Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, TaninthayiRegions and Shan, Chin, Rakhine, Kayah, Kayin, Mon States with regionally and isolated heavy falls in some Regions and States during  tonight  to (24.3.2022).
  2. Occasional squalls with rough seas will be experienced off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40) m.p.h. Wave height will be about (8-12) feet off and along Myanmar Coasts.
  3. During the depressionis continuous moving to Ayeyarwady Region near Pathein, maximum wind speedmay reach (40) mph in Ayeyarwady Region and (25-30) mph in Yangon Region and Southern Rakhine Coast.
  4. When the depression is crossing, storm surge height will be (6)ft to (8)ft in Estuary and Tributaries at Pathein District, Labutta District, Myaungmya District, Maubin District, Phyarpon District, Ayeyarwady Region.

Advisory                                                               

Due to the depression, people should be aware rain or thundershowers with strong wind, lightning, flash floods in small streams and mountain streams and landslides in the mountainous areas and domestic flight, trawlers, vessels and ships in off and along Myanmar Coasts.