DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND HYDROLOGY (MYANMAR)

 

30-10-2024: Weather is partly cloudy over the Andaman Sea and South Bay of Bengal and a few cloud elsewhere over the Bay of Bengal.

Severe Cyclonic Storm “DANA” News, No.10, 2024

Severe Cyclonic Storm “DANA” News, No.10, 2024

24th October, 2024 14:00 MST Today

Severe Cyclonic Storm “DANA” Condition

According to the observations at (12:30)hrs M.S.T today, the Severe Cyclonic Storm “DANA” over Northwest Bay and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal has moved North-Northwestwards and It is centered at about 390 Nautical miles West-Northwest of Gwa(Myanmar), 120 Nautical miles South-Southeast of Dhamara(India). The central pressure of Cyclonic Storm is 988 hPa and maximum wind speed near the center is 60-65 miles per hour.

It does not intend to move towards Myanmar coasts at the present stage and therefore the Severe Cyclonic Storm “DANA” is coded as yellow stage.

Forecast

 It is likely to continute to move North-Northwestwards and cross North Odisha and West Bengal Coasts between Puri and Sagar Island close to Dhamara(India) early morning of 25-10-2024.

Due to the Severe Cyclonic Storm “DANA”, rain or thundershowers are likely to be fairly widespresd to widespread in Naypyitaw, Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Bago, Yangon, Ayeyarwady Regions and Kachin, Northern Shan, Chin, Rakhine States with likelihood of regionally and isolated heavyfalls and strong winds today noon up to next (24)hrs.

Frequently squalls with rough to very rough seas will be experienced in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts. Surface wind speed in squalls may reach (50-55) m.p.h and wave height will be about (11-15) feet in Deltaic, off and along Rakhine Coasts.

 

Advisory

 People should be awared the natural disasters such as the heavy rainfall with strong wind, thunder, lightning, hails, flash flood and landslide in the hilly areas and near small rivers and inland water transport and domestic flight.