DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

9-2-2025: Weather is partly cloudy over the South Andaman Sea and South Bay, a few cloud over the North Andaman Sea and Westcentral Bay and generally fair elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Low Pressure Area Condition

Thursday, August 18, 2022 - 20:30

Low Pressure Area Condition

Issued at (14:00) hours M.S.T on 18-8-2022

     According to the observation at (13:30)hrs MST today, the low pressure
 area over the Eastcentral Bay and adjoining Northeast Bay of Bengal, Northern 
part of Rakhine coast still persists. It is likely to move Northwest wards and become 
Well marked low pressure area during next (6)hrs and concentrate into a Depression 
during next (24)hrs. It is likely to move West-Northwest wards and may cross West Bengal
 and North Odisha(India).
    Due to the Low pressure area, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread
 in Naypyitaw, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions 
and Chin, Rakhine, Kayin, Mon States with likelihood of regionally and isolated heavyfalls
with strong wind during today Noon to(20.8.2022).

Advisory

People should be awaredthe heavy rainfall with strong wind, the natural disasters such

as flash flood andlandslide in the hilly areas and near small rivers and inland water transport

and domestic flight.