DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

05-12-2024:Weather is partly cloudy to cloudy over the Andaman Sea and South Bay of Bengal, a few cloud elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

 

Heavy Rainfall Warning No (01/2024)

Heavy Rainfall Warning No (01/2024)

Issued at (14:00) hours M.S.T on 21-5-2024

 

  1. According to the observations at (13:30)hrs M.S.T today, due to the low pressure area which may form over the Bay of Bengal and likelihood of advancement of southwest monsoon, rain or thundershowers will be fairly widespread to widespread in Naypyitaw, Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady, Taninthayi Regions and Chin, Rakhine, Kayin, Mon States with likelihood of regionally and isolated heavyfalls in some Regions and States along with strong winds from 23-5-2024 to 27-5-2024.
  2. Occasional squalls with rough seas will be experienced in Gulf of Mottama, off and along Mon-Taninthayi Coasts. Surface wind speed in squall may reach 40 mph and wave height will be about 9-12 feet. Frequently squalls with rough to very rough seas will be experienced in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surface wind speed in squall may reach 45-55 mph and wave height will be about 13-16 feet.

 

Advisory

Due to the low pressure area which may form over the Bay of Bengal and likelihood of advancement of southwest monsoon, people should be awared heavy rain with strong wind, flash flood and landslide in the hilly areas and near small rivers and also domestic flight, trawlers, vessels and ships off and along Myanmar Coasts.