DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

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

Bay Bulletin

Depression No.2

3rd October, 2016 16:00 MST Today

Depression

            According to the observations at (15:30)hrs M.S.T today, the low pressure area over South Bay and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal and moved to West-Northwest wards and reached South Bay of Bengal and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal. It is centered at about (285)miles Southeast of Vishakhapatnam (India), (395)miles South-Southwest of Paradip (India). It would be move initially Northwest wards and recure Northeast direction towards Bangladesh coast during next (48)hrs.

It is not moving towards Myanmar coasts, the present stage of the depression is coded yellow stage.

 Position of depression, Center pressure and wind

            Depression is located at Latitude (13.7) degree North and Longitude (86.0) degree East, Centre pressure of depression is (1004) hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is about (30)miles per hour at (15:30) hrs MST today.

Next (24)hrs Forecast

      It is forecast to further intensify during next (24)hrs.

General caution

Squalls with moderate to rough sea are likely at times off and along Myanmar Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (35) m.p.h.

Advisory

Trawlers, vessels and ships off and along Myanmar Coasts are advised to avert in condition of depression.