Myanmar Daily Weather Report

Myanmar Daily Weather Report

(Issued at 7:00 am Wednesday 26th May, 2021)

BAY INFERENCE: According to the observations at (05:30) hrs M.S.T today, the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “YAAS” over the Northwest Bay of Bengal has moved North-Northwestwards and centered at about (460) Nautical miles Northwest of Pathein, about (300) Nautical miles West- Northwest of Sittwe (Myanmar), about (45) Nautical miles Southeast of Dhamra and about (75) Nautical miles South-Southeast of Balasore (India). The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “YAAS” is likely to move North-Northwestwards and forecast to cross North Odisha Coast near Dhamra and Balasore during next (12)hrs. Monsoon is strong over the Andaman Sea and Southeast Bay of Bengal and weather is cloudy elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

FORECAST VALID UNTIL EVENING OF THE 26th May, 2021: Rain or thundershowers will be widespread in Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Chin, Rakhine, Kayin, Mon States, fairly widespread in Upper Sagaing Region and Northern Shan, Kayah States, scattered in Naypyitaw, Lower Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway Regions and (Southern and Eastern)Shan State and isolated in the remaining Regions and States with isolated heavyfalls in Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Kayin, Mon States. Degree of certainty is (80%).

STATE OF THE SEA: Occasional squalls with very rough seas will be experienced inDeltaic, off and along Rakhine Coast. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (40-45)m.p.h. Squalls with rough seas are likely at times Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35-40)m.p.h. Wave height will be about (13 -17)feet in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coast and about (9-13)feet in Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts.

OUTLOOK FOR SUBSEQUENT TWO DAYS: Continuation of thundery activities in Deltaic areas.

FORECAST FOR NAYPYITAW AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 26th May, 2021: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (80%).

FORECAST FOR YANGON AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 26thMay, 2021: One or two rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (100%).

FORECAST FOR MANDALAY AND NEIGHBOURING AREA FOR 26th May, 2021: Isolated rain or thundershowers. Degree of certainty is (80%).