BAY BULLETIN | Department of Meteorology and Hydrology

Thursday, March 17, 2022 - 15:15

BAY BULLETIN

ISSUED ON : 17 – 3 - 2022 AT: 13:00 hrs M.S.T

COMPOUND :

PART ONE : According to the observations at (12:30)hrs M.S.T today, the low pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and Equatorial Indian Ocean still persists. It is likely to move East-Northeastwards and lies over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea and move to the North-Northwestwards near Andaman Sea, Nicobar Islands and Coco-Island, intensify into a Depression at (20.3.2022) and a Cyclonic Storm at (21.3.2022). It may continue to move Northwards and reach near Bangladesh and Rakhine coast of Myanmar at (23.3.2022).

PART TWO : Weather is cloudy over the South Bay and generally fair over the North Bay and West Central Bay and a few cloud to partly cloudy over the Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

PART THREE :

FORECAST FOR AREAS BETWEEN LAT. 10.5°N – 16.5°N AND LONG. 92°E

WEATHER : Scattered rain or thundershowers.

VISIBILITY : (4) nautical miles but (1) nautical mile in rain.

SURFACE WIND : North or Northwest (5 - 10) kts at times (20-25)kts.

SEAS : Moderate.

WAVE HEIGHT : (6-8)ft.

FORECAST FOR AREAS BETWEEN LAT. 16.5°N – 20.5°N AND LONG. 92°E

WEATHER : Partly cloudy.

VISIBILITY : (5) nautical miles.

SURFACE WIND : East or Southeast (5 - 10)kts at times (20-25)kts.

SEAS : Moderate.