DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

19-4-2024   Weather is partly cloudy over the South Bay and Westcentral Bay of Bengal and a few cloud over the Andaman Sea and elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Low Pressure Area (No.04/2020)

Saturday, October 10, 2020 - 07:00

Low Pressure Area (No.04/2020)

Issued at (07:00) hours M.S.T on 10- 10-2020

 

According to the observations at (06:30)hrs MST today, the low pressure area over East central Bay of Bengal and adjoining North Andaman Sea still persists. It may further intensify into a depression over Central Bay of Bengal during next (12)hours.

General Caution

          Due to the low pressure area, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Kayin, Mon States with likelihood of regionally heavy falls and isolated heavy falls. Occasional squalls with rough seas are likely off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35-40)m.p.h.  Wave height will be about (8-11) feet off and along Myanmar Coasts during commencing today morning to (13.10.2020).

Advisory

Due to the low pressure area, people should be aware heavy rainfall with strong wind, flash flood and landslide near the hilly areas and also small rivers.